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1 – 10 of 21South-east Asia is a key theatre in which Chinese-US strategic rivalry plays out. Beijing is counting on regional defence diplomacy to help it push back against the United States…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281671
ISSN: 2633-304X
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This DCA, facilitated by a change of government in Czechia, is part of US efforts to reinforce NATO’s eastern flank in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. It will deepen ties in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280164
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The Arctic has long been viewed by Russia as a critical region for ensuring its national security and geopolitical interests. However, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the…
SCO membership will be Tehran’s first experience of a regional defence-security organisation since it withdrew from the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) in 1979. Iran’s defence…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281081
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Russia has managed to ensure relative order and stability in the region in recent years, with transfers from the federal budget helping tame local opposition groups that…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286706
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She implied that the role should go to someone from Central-Eastern Europe (CEE). Von der Leyen’s message emphasises how far the balance in decision-making on European security…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285866
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This has enabled the leadership to manage vulnerabilities ahead of a vote intended to legitimise President Vladimir Putin's continued rule. However, the authorities’ efforts to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285312
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Separately, the head of Samsung Electronics -- the cornerstone of the Samsung Group, which contributes around 20% of South Korea’s GDP -- has been cleared of wrongdoing in a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285352
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The appointment of General Oleksandr Syrsky as Zaluzhny's replacement and of other senior officers to the military command is the greatest political change in Ukraine since the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285239
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This follows years of the region being regarded as of peripheral interest to Brussels. Nonetheless, relations have not always been smooth.