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Multipartner military exercises may become flashpoints

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INTERNATIONAL

The exercise was described by NATO as a "show of force", while the Dutch foreign minister referred to it as "a warning" to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Multinational military…

NATO Baltic exercises will prompt risky behaviour

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NATO

BALTOPS 16 will be the largest NATO maritime exercise in the Baltic Sea in recent years. The exercise is also held mere weeks before NATO's July 8-9 summit in Warsaw, and…

China’s South-east Asian defence ties face constraints

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CHINA

South-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…

Wargames show Russian power in wilful Belarus

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RUSSIA/BELARUS

The Zapad-2017 exercises, held in Belarus and north-western Russia, ended without incident on September 20. They underlined Moscow's capacity to wage conventional war in Europe…

Russia-Belarus wargames reinforce key messages

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RUSSIA/BELARUS

In reality, the two armies remain separate because of Lukashenka's past opposition to hosting Russian troops permanently, though, as he noted, they are poised to collaborate in…

Russian war games may alarm but have limited scope

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RUSSIA

Zapad-2017 has attracted unprecedented attention in the West, as media reports claim it will be the largest-ever Russian exercise and may be a precursor to stationing troops…

Russia will increase covert Baltic interference

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RUSSIA/BALTICS

In line with such concerns, Estonia held a large military exercise, Hedgehog, on May 4-15, involving 13,000 troops. On May 6, Lithuania launched Lightning Strike, a military…

Russia-China military ties will deepen

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RUSSIA/CHINA

This follows Chinese troops' participation in Moscow's May Victory Day event. With Russia's ties with the West currently at their lowest since the end of the Cold War as a result…

'Disaster diplomacy' to gather pace in South-east Asia

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ASEAN

The implications of diplomatic competition in South-east Asian humanitarian and disaster response activities.

South Africa faces tough foreign policy balancing act

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SOUTH AFRICA

This is not the first time the three militaries have conducted such exercises, but this instance prompted significant criticism, coming as it did on the one-year anniversary of…