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Iran’s SCO inclusion will bring limited security gains

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IRAN

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…

Trump UK visit carries risks for May

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UK/US

The visit, sandwiched between the July 11-12 NATO Summit and July 16 meeting of Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, returns UK Prime Minister Theresa May's…

Israel will balance China ties despite US concerns

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ISRAEL/CHINA

However, as bilateral trade and investment have expanded, notably in the technology sector, so too have security concerns. Washington has successfully blocked Beijing’s…

CIS forces will not enter Afghanistan after ISAF

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CIS

With the ending of ISAF's mission, a new mission named 'Resolute Support' comes into force, with about 13,000 troops providing support and training to Afghanistan's 350,000…

Beijing seeks to promote security cooperation

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CHINA

China's views on regional security cooperation.

Closer Thai-China ties will not risk US security link

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THAILAND

Both the Thai and Chinese militaries are participating. The Thai junta -- keen to bolster strategic cooperation with Beijing and to attract Chinese infrastructure investment -…

Russia and China too ill-matched for defence alliance

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RUSSIA/CHINA

The growth of Russian-Chinese security and defence cooperation over recent years has led to talk of a formal military alliance, which President Vladimir Putin said in 2020 was…

End to Philippine-US security pact will benefit China

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PHILIPPINES/US

Philippine-US security ties.

Contradictions will compromise London’s China policy

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UNITED KINGDOM

Superpower competition and new types of national security threat place increasing stress on London’s approach, which attempts to balance military and ideological competition with…

Russia-China military ties will progress slowly

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RUSSIA/CHINA

Although Russia and China have been moving towards closer cooperation throughout the post-Soviet era, the trend accelerated after 2014. The China-Russia partnership raises the…