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What’s Keeping the USS Ronald Reagan in Yokosuka?

What’s Keeping the USS Ronald Reagan in Yokosuka?

By Takahashi Kosuke
The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier has missed a scheduled departure date for the seventh time in a row. What’s going on?
India’s Balancing Act Viewed Through Recent Military Exercises

India’s Balancing Act Viewed Through Recent Military Exercises

By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
India dabbles in opposing camps, for example, engaging in simultaneous military exercises with both the U.S. and Russia in an effort to balance its strategic interests. 

China’s Baselines Around the Offshore Archipelago

China’s Baselines Around the Offshore Archipelago

By TSURUTA Jun
Baselines are the starting point for China’s attempts to claim sea areas.

India, Singapore Kick off SIMBEX Military Exercise

India, Singapore Kick off SIMBEX Military Exercise

By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
The naval drill, now in its 30th edition, has grown more complex and robust as India and Singapore's shared concerns about China deepen.

Realizing a South Korea-US Defense Partnership in Space

Realizing a South Korea-US Defense Partnership in Space

By Sam Wilson
The allies’ wide-ranging level of military cooperation has not typically extended to space. That may be about to change.
Canada and New Zealand Need to Consider Joining Pillar 2 of AUKUS 

Canada and New Zealand Need to Consider Joining Pillar 2 of AUKUS 

By Guy C. Charlton and Xiang Gao
Joining Pillar Two of the security pact will not fundamentally change how Chinese policymakers view the two nations.

What to Make of Pakistan’s Renewal of CISMOA With the US

What to Make of Pakistan’s Renewal of CISMOA With the US

By Mustafa Bilal
The renewal of the agreement raises the prospects of reinvigorated defense cooperation between Pakistan and the United States. However, hopes shouldn’t rise too high. 
ASEAN Kicks off Joint Military Exercise Near Batam Island

ASEAN Kicks off Joint Military Exercise Near Batam Island

By Sebastian Strangio
The ASEAN Solidarity Exercise, which runs until September 23, is the first joint military drill that the Southeast Asian bloc has conducted on its own.

China Flies 103 Military Planes Toward Taiwan

China Flies 103 Military Planes Toward Taiwan

By Associated Press
40 of the planes crossed the symbolic median line between mainland China and Taiwan.

China’s Navy in Pacific Island Ports

China’s Navy in Pacific Island Ports

By Andrew Orchard
Examining the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s Oceania port visits.

How South Korea’s AS21 Redback IFV Won out in Australia

How South Korea’s AS21 Redback IFV Won out in Australia

By Thomas Lim
Parsing Seoul’s multi-billion dollar arms sale to Australia, and what it tells us about South Korea’s defense industry.
Japan’s Defense Ministry Plans to Launch Permanent Joint Headquarters in March 2025

Japan’s Defense Ministry Plans to Launch Permanent Joint Headquarters in March 2025

By Takahashi Kosuke
The new HQ will oversee all three services – the Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces – to ensure effective joint operations.

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