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Is China Preparing to Block US Military Support for Taiwan With Western Pacific Naval Drills?
China is conducting military exercises in the Western Pacific involving its Liaoning aircraft carrier group and other naval formations, in what Taiwan has described...
Are Houthi Attacks Pushing Saudi Arabia and Yemen Toward a Wider Military Escalation?
Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement have entered another period of heightened military confrontation, with the Saudi-led coalition reporting multiple missile and drone...
Colombia Ends Petro’s ‘Total Peace’ Approach With Tougher Rules for Armed Groups
Colombia’s Congress has approved legislation that replaces former president Gustavo Petro’s “total peace” approach with stricter conditions for members of illegal armed groups seeking...
North Korea Uses US-South Korea Nuclear Drill to Justify Faster Nuclear Expansion
North Korea has vowed to accelerate the expansion of its nuclear deterrent, describing a recent US-South Korean military exercise as a rehearsal for nuclear...
North Korea Expands Drone and AI Weapons Programme as Tensions With South Korea Rise
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for absolute superiority in drone technology and faster integration of artificial intelligence into the country's weapons...
Why Is North Korea Pointing Artillery Toward South Korea’s Border?
North Korea’s deployment of artillery pieces with their barrels pointed toward South Korea has raised concerns among visitors and residents near the border, as...
Can Japan Sustain Its Biggest Military Buildup Since WWII?
For much of the postwar era, Japan treated military restraint as part of its national identity. Its Self Defense Forces were capable, the alliance...
Somalia Forces Push Opposition Fighters Out of Baidoa After Heavy Clashes
Federal Troops Regain Control
Somali federal forces pushed opposition fighters out of Baidoa on Monday after hours of intense fighting in one of the country's...
Myanmar Military Escalates Airstrikes Ahead of Election
Air Attacks Increased Before Election
Myanmar's military intensified aerial attacks on civilians in the months before an election held in December and January, while all...
China Missile Test Raises Fears of Growing Pacific Militarisation
China's test of a nuclear-capable missile into the Pacific has exposed the growing divisions among Pacific island nations over the increasing militarisation of a...