Shahriman Lockman
@slockman.bsky.social
Director (Special Projects), Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Malaysia • Malaysian foreign relations, Asian security, South China Sea • Views expressed are my own.
The anaesthesiologist and writer Ronald W Dworkin’s work provides rare, honest and confronting insights into the operating room. His latest Aeon Essay aims squarely at bioethics: a discipline mired in theory that has little to say to doctors like him making real-world decisions
Why bioethics cannot help doctors in actual medical practice | Aeon Essays
Neat ethical principles have nothing to say to doctors like me, faced with the brutal, bloody compromises of hospital life
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music.apple.com/my/song/you-... I forgot just how nice the chorus was! And there’s something so wonderfully 1980s about this song.
You Are by Lionel Richie on Apple Music
Song · 1982 · Duration 5:00
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The ICJ has now linked fossil fuel licensing and subsidies to potential legal wrongdoing. www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
Did this week’s U.S.-Japan trade deal also involve spending on defense? Donald Trump seems to think so. Japan, not so much.
Trump says Tokyo agreed to buy U.S. defense gear, clashing with Japan's account
Touting the surprise trade agreement with Japan, the U.S. president claimed that Tokyo agreed to buy billions of dollars in defense equipment.
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News broke a short time ago that Prime Minister Ishiba will likely be leaving the premiership in August. Here, I explain why he has little choice but to go, how the US-Japan trade deal contributed to his decision, and offered some initial thoughts on his tenure. open.substack.com/pub/observin...
Tragic to the last
Ishiba moves towards the exit
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I spoke to Money FM 89.3 in Singapore about Trump’s pick for US Ambassador to Malaysia, Nick Adams. We discussed his unconventional background, the risks and realities of political appointees, and why Malaysia will simply have to adapt. omny.fm/shows/moneyf...
The Big Story: Who is Nick Adams? Trump’s nominee for US ambassador to Malaysia raises eyebrows - Money Matters with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian (4pm - 7pm)
US President Donald Trump’s decision to nominate outspoken internet personality Nick Adams as the next ambassador to Malaysia has sparked both controversy and curiosity. Known for his fiery right-win...
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My Trade Secrets today. It's a longstanding American grievance that predates Trump: US companies can't sell cars in Europe & elsewhere because of evil trade barriers. It's actually because US protectionism has encouraged its carmakers to make clunky great gas-guzzlers no one else wants to buy.
Trump’s auto tariffs build on a long destructive history
[FREE TO READ] It is US protectionism rather than trade barriers abroad that has undermined American carmakers
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Fab FT Alphaville piece by @bryce.lol that asks the views of economists cited in constructing Trump's tariff formula gift link: on.ft.com/43yp9t8
Soumaya Keynes@soumayakeynes.ft.com · last yr.I think I worked out the optimal tariff calculation, as explained here: ustr.gov/issue-areas/... Step 1: work out how sensitive imports are to tariffs. If you impose a tariff, imports will fall! But how much...?
Shortwave listeners noting China already taking over some frequencies used by VOA and RFA as USAGM has silenced its own transmitters. Especially critical with thousands of casualties in the Myanmar M7.7 quake where survivors would normally be receiving vital info from our Burmese language services.
The truth is, Hayao Miyazaki would hate you fucking losers. slate.com/life/2025/03...
Hayao Miyazaki Would Hate You Losers and Your A.I. Slop
The famed animator is the last person who would approve of your little Ghibli-fied waste of pixels.
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The US Army's 100 Bn./442nd Regimental Combat Team page is down. Formerly: www.army.mil/asianpacific... For posterity: web.archive.org/web/20250304... I never thought I'd see the day when the U.S. government turns it back on its soldiers because they weren't white men. But here it is.
WSJ: “.. Tariffs on washing machines created an estimated 1,800 jobs at firms like Samsung, according to a study .. but they cost consumers about $1.5 billion annually, or more than $800,000 per job.” 🇺🇸 www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
That sinking feeling when you catch yourself agreeing with Kagan or Frum or Kristol — architects of foreign policy disasters that helped create today’s mess. Like begrudgingly admitting an arsonist makes a good point about fire safety.
Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · last yr."Let’s start with security guarantees. Putin has never agreed to them for Ukraine—in any form" Read Bob Kagan on the Trump capitulation to Russia www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
I had no idea there was a Brunei angle to the Iran–Contra affair.
Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · last yr.The Iran-Contra scandal foreshadowed Trump and Musk's assault on democratic governance, a new book argues.
WSJ EDITORlAL BOARD: “He’s treating the North American economy as a personal plaything .. It’s doubtful Mr. Trump even has the power to impose these tariffs, and we hope his afflatus gets a legal challenge.” www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
Donald Trump's tariff wars are supposed to herald a new American dream. But they could become a nightmare for Boeing, which is in danger of suffering more than its rival Airbus.
Trump tariff war would hurt Boeing more than Airbus
The U.S. plane-maker could be the “biggest victim” of a tariff war.
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“In Malaysia, 0.59% of GDP is tied to trade that adds value to Canadian and Mexican exports to the U.S., the highest share among Asian economies, data shows.” www.reuters.com/markets/asia...
Asian countries in the cross-hairs of Trump tariffs
Vietnam, Taiwan, and Thailand are the most exposed to increased U.S. tariffs due to their high export-to-GDP ratios.
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NEW: Some U.S. allies are considering scaling back the intelligence they share with Washington in response to the Trump administration’s conciliatory approach to Russia, sources with direct knowledge of the discussions tell NBC News.
As Trump pivots to Russia, allies weigh sharing less intel with U.S.
Members of the so-called Five Eyes spy alliance, as well as Israeli and Saudi officials, fear the identities of foreign assets could inadvertently be shared with Moscow.
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Rich pickings on Johor’s east coast. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Exclusive: US mulls plan to disrupt Iran's oil by halting vessels at sea
President Donald Trump's administration is considering a plan to stop and inspect Iranian oil tankers at sea under an international accord aimed at countering the spread of weapons of mass destruction, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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How Trump’s tariffs threaten an iconic US pick-up truck https://www.ft.com/content/fb55f297-7e29-4215-a67f-4217e1a026d6
How Trump’s tariffs threaten an iconic US pick-up truck
Chevrolet Silverado’s complex supply chain leaves it particularly vulnerable to a looming trade war
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A king with no crown, The shining hill writhes in flame, Ruins lie in hush.
Alleged Chinese spies gave Philippine city and police cash and motorbikes - www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Exclusive: Alleged Chinese spies gave Philippine city and police cash and motorbikes
Four Chinese nationals accused by the Philippines of espionage led Chinese Communist Party-affiliated groups that made donations of cash to a Philippine city and vehicles to two police forces, according to photos, videos and online posts seen by Reuters.
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This seems a tad excessive. Navarro has denied this, but perhaps what's equally concerning is that such a reckless move is eminently plausible in today’s America.
Tony Tassell@tonytassell.bsky.social · last yr.A top White House official has proposed expelling Canada from the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network as Donald Trump increases pressure on the country he talks about turning into the 51st US state - FT scoop by Demetri Sevastopulo www.ft.com/content/2dfa...
NEW: updated long-run gap in voting between young men and women in Germany: Gender divide continues to widen, but contrary to what is often assumed, young men continue to vote roughly in line with the overall population, while young women have swung sharply left. www.ft.com/content/29fd...
The architect of Biden's shitshow of a Middle East policy didn't waste any time cashing in
