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The EU’s Maritime Ambitions in the Indo-Pacific
By Eva Pejsova
What does the EU's new Maritime Security Strategy have to say about the Indo-Pacific?
UK Boosts Defense Spending in Response to Russia and China
By Jill Lawless
U.K. intelligence agencies have expressed growing concern about China's military might, covert activities, and economic muscle.
Stop Talking About a ‘Chinese Way of War’
By Rick Chersicla
Sun Tzu and Mao Zedong’s teachings do not embody the theoretical underpinnings of a unique Chinese way of war, but rather demonstrate widely held general principles.
Is Australia’s Defense Strategy Based on a Mistaken Assumption?
By Marigold Black and Austin Wyatt
Australia can only achieve “impactful projection” if it can be sure of its neighbors' responses to any conflict scenario.
Setting Indonesia’s Navy on a Course Beyond 2024
By Gilang Kembara
The Minimum Essential Force modernization program ends next year. Does TNI-AL have a plan for what to do next?
Poll: Japanese Support for Self-Defense Forces Rises to Record High
By Takahashi Kosuke
A government poll found that interest in Japan’s security environment – and support for its defense force – is higher than ever.
North Korea Demands South Korea, US Halt Joint Military Drills
By Mitch Shin
Amid the reinvigoration of the South Korea-U.S. joint military drills, Pyongyang again framed the exercises as a direct threat to its regime.
South Korea, US Announce Largest Military Exercises in 5 Years
By Hyung-jin Kim
The South Korean and U.S. militaries are preparing to conduct two exercises: Freedom Shield, a computer-simulated training, and Warrior Shield FTX, large-scale joint field training.
Australia’s Growing Defense Focus on the Northern Territory
By John Garrick and Michael Hatherell
As Australia’s military ties with the U.S. deepen, the Top End becomes even more vital to Australian security.
India’s Key to Keeping the Status Quo on Its Border With China
By Siddharth Sridhar
India’s current security strategies vis-à-vis China are inadequate, but with a deterrence-by-detection strategy, the nation has a chance at maintaining its de facto border.
PM Kishida Announces Japan Will Acquire 400 Tomahawk Missiles From US
By Takahashi Kosuke
The missiles, to be deployed on Aegis-equipped destroyers, will add to Japan’s counterstrike capability.
China Could Learn From Ukraine War – But on the Korean Peninsula, Not Taiwan
By A. B. Abrams
12 months of Western operations in Ukraine could hold valuable lessons for Chinese security interests in North Korea.