Asia Defense

While they rarely make headlines, these exercises play a crucial role in strengthening defense relationships and addressing shared regional security challenges.

The announcement caps off two years that have seen a considerable strategic convergence between the two long-standing allies.

As the alliance marks “one of the strongest improvements in 70 years,” there are concerns that this will position Japan as the front line in U.S. strategy to deter China.

This will be the first launch range for a missile with a firing range of over 100 kilometers in Japan.

The specifics of the agreement were not made public, but it is intended to "promote cooperation in areas of mutual interest such as military education and anti-terrorism."

For almost two decades, Mongolia has pursued cooperation with NATO, with a particular focus on capacity building and training.

By maintaining the capability to develop nuclear weapons rapidly – without actually doing so – South Korea ensures a form of strategic ambiguity that can serve as a deterrent in itself.

NATO has been taking its lessons from the Euro-Atlantic area to prepare for contingencies in the Indo-Pacific. 

As NATO sharpens its focus on China, Beijing is tightening its own military ties to Belarus.

Russia’s tank shortages could see North Korea emerge as a supplier of armor to the country – and beyond.

The United States’ Indo-Pacific adversaries are already working on their next-generation fighter jets. Washington can’t fall behind.

It is estimated that there are 12,121 nuclear weapons in the world, 9,585 of which are in military stocks and ready for deployment.