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Discipline or Dominance? Reading Xi’s Military Moves
Since the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection earlier this month, rumours about the fate of two of China’s...
Xi Turns on His Closest Ally, Redrawing Power Lines Inside China’s Armed Forces
China’s decision to place its most senior uniformed officer under investigation marks a dramatic escalation in President Xi Jinping’s long-running anti-corruption campaign. The probe...
Taipei Watches Beijing Closely as China’s Top General Falls Under Probe
Taiwan has stepped up its monitoring of China after what it calls “abnormal” changes within Beijing’s military leadership. The concern follows China’s announcement that...
ASEAN Draws a Line on Myanmar’s Military-Led Election
ASEAN will neither send election observers nor certify Myanmar’s ongoing three-stage election, Malaysia’s foreign minister Mohamad Hasan said, effectively denying regional legitimacy to a...
Markets Exhale as Trump Dials Down Iran Risk, but Tech Rout Deepens
Global markets steadied on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump sought to calm fears of imminent U.S. military action against Iran, easing pressure on...
Lebanese Army Claims Control Over South, Eyes Remaining Threats
The Lebanese army announced on Thursday that it had effectively established a state monopoly on arms in southern Lebanon. Officials described the achievement as...
From Guns to Ballots: Myanmar Junta’s Electoral Gamble Faces Steep Resistance
Myanmar’s military leadership is attempting a strategic pivot from battlefield dominance to electoral control, but the odds of success remain slim amid ongoing civil...
Saudi urges Yemen separatists to withdraw from seized provinces
Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it remains hopeful that Yemen’s main southern separatist group will roll back a recent military escalation that has allowed...
Junta Turns to Ballots After Battlefield Setbacks
Nearly five years after seizing power in a coup, Myanmar’s military leadership is attempting to use elections to consolidate authority it has failed to...
Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir Faces Defining Test Over Trump’s Gaza Plan
Pakistan’s most powerful military chief in decades is confronting a defining foreign policy test as the United States pushes Islamabad to contribute troops to...