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1 – 10 of 11The president is relying on Defence Minister Wellington Koo, a civilian, to reform national defence in light of the growing threat from China. US support against a Chinese…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288914
ISSN: 2633-304X
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It does not reveal critical threats to President Xi Jinping’s authority, deficits that demand fundamental reassessments of the PLA’s development trajectory, or alter assessments…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284730
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The president's proposal to send troops to Ukraine has triggered debate on France's military readiness. Within Europe, it is a leading military power but chronic resource…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286579
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Leading this transformation is the domestic production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Rapidly proliferating exports of UAVs have been both a lucrative undertaking and a way…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288881
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The strike, followed by attacks against the BSF headquarters on September 22-23, seriously degraded Russian naval power to the advantage of Ukraine and NATO.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282906
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Tokyo is harnessing civil-military synergies and boosting government spending to expand Japan’s defence sector. Meanwhile, it has eased rules governing firms’ profits and exports…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287893
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The target will be met through the regular budget and the EUR100bn (USD104bn) special defence fund, which is due to be exhausted by the end of 2027. There is no cabinet consensus…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285357
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The Biden administration has repeatedly said that any attack on Philippine ships or aircraft would bring the US-Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) into play.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289543
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These include border surveillance, human intelligence and Pyongyang-Hamas links. Joint live-fire exercises with US forces on October 25-27 were billed as targeting “large-scale…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283154
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Meanwhile, Kim Yong-hyun has become the first sitting South Korean defence minister publicly to voice support for nuclear weapons acquisition. Both sides have engaged in bellicose…