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Russia's Baltic Sea build-up will challenge NATO

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RUSSIA/NATO

The Baltic Sea and its airspace brings NATO and Russian forces into direct contact, and frictions have increased since 2014, with a series of dangerously close encounters between…

Russian military power will be tested in Syria gamble

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RUSSIA

Recent days have seen dangerous and uncoordinated Russian action with violations of Turkish airspace as well as missile strikes directed from the Caspian Sea.

China-US maritime conflict would do global damage

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CHINA/US

This is misleading. The real danger arises from China’s intent to supplant the US Navy’s regional dominance and to saturate the region with a Chinese presence in support of…

Yemen’s Huthis will use Saudi raids to push for a deal

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YEMEN/SAUDI ARABIA

This comes as the Huthis have escalated attacks on military and civilian targets in southern Saudi Arabia. These cross-border attacks hit targets often deep within Saudi territory…

Ugandan military signals changes beyond defence

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UGANDA

Implications of Ugandan military changes.

Washington shows support for Taiwan during Ukraine war

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TAIWAN

Lessons from the Ukraine conflict will inform diplomatic and military strategy among possible combatants in a Taiwan Strait conflict -- China, Taiwan, the United States and Japan…

Hamas conflict will heighten vigilance in Seoul

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NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA

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…

Systemic faults will mar Russian air force performance

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RUSSIA

It said the drones were launched late yesterday and the cruise missiles at around 3am local time. Russia has returned to heavy aerial attacks on Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine…

China could seize Taiwan's outlying islands

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TAIWAN

They are difficult to defend and therefore a tempting target. Beijing might try to seize them as a way to frighten and demoralise Taiwan's government or as preparation for an…

China’s defence spending will remain stable

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CHINA

Defence spending will account for 1.2% of GDP in 2024, having remained stable at around this figure for at least the past two decades. Nevertheless, outside estimates of China’s…