Asia Defense

The Shangri-La Dialogue 2023 provides an opportunity for ASEAN to seriously consider the impact of cyber and emerging technologies on defense.

The ruling LDP is striving to ease weapon export rules, with Ukraine in mind, but faces pushback from its junior coalition partner. 

With enhanced space cooperation, Quad members would share information obtained by satellites for the purpose of earth observation and disaster mitigation.

Unmanned aerial vehicles operating to the east of Taiwan serve multiple purposes for China: gathering intel, testing joint operations, and sending a political signal.

The “control guideline” aims to make clear what is to happen if Japan comes under armed attack.

With both sides seeking to expand and diversify their security partners, India's military and defense relationships in West Asia have expanded dramatically.

The U.S. Air Force has made a wide range of complementary investments to increase the survivability of its military facilities across East Asia.

As drone sightings along the always-tense border increase, India must increase its attention to C-UAS technology. 

As Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia move to deepen relations with Taiwan, they also have a lot to offer in terms of civil defense cooperation.

The U.S. is making preparations for Ukraine-style military operations on Taiwan.

The establishment of the NCG represents a timely and measured response to changing domestic situations in South Korea as well as the growing nuclear threat from North Korea.