Asia Defense

With the Indonesian government facing a pandemic-induced fiscal squeeze, the military faces a growing competition for financial resources.

France has sovereignty, citizens, and broader interests at stake in the region, but its military presence remains small and outdated.

The Fujian, China’s third aircraft carrier, is the first to be both designed and built in the country.

The Australia-Japan-U.S. trilateral is older and more formalized than the Quad – and unlike the latter, it explicitly embraces a defense mandate.

The two countries’ defense ministers pledged to boost ties, including working more closely in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands.

The incoming president will enter office at a crucial and perilous time in global geopolitics.

The U.S. policy of arming parties in conflict presents significant risks that weapons will be diverted into unfriendly hands. 

Both Canada and Australia accused Chinese military planes of nearly causing collisions during separate aerial encounters.

Spatial disorientation of pilots was the likely cause of the January F-15 crash, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force says.

The first such joint flight since November 2021 coincided with Japan's hosting of the Quad summit.

The confidence-building and conflict-management MoU continues to be held up as a positive example. Where does it stand today?

Domestic and international pressures may compel Marcos Jr. to continue the planned upgrades to the country’s armed forces.