As the People’s Liberation Army approaches its centenary in 2027, retired senior colonel Zhou Bo says China’s long-term objective is to build a military capable of standing “neck and neck” with the
“The largest giveaway of a nation’s wealth in history. . .” —Mortimer Zuckerman, member of the New York Council on Foreign Relations, owner of US News & World Report, describing what took place in the
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North East Asia centring on the Korean Peninsula is facing multiple challenges including geostrategic divide, geoeconomic competition, nuclear, military, and cyber. Propaganda and psy war have assumed a new dimension in this
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In a significant event accentuating historical reverence and technical prowess, the Sri Lanka Navy conducted an exploratory dive to the World War II shipwreck of HMS Hermes. This dive took place in
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This interview with General David Petraeus, former director of the CIA, covers various past and present global conflicts, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Gaza, and the future of US-China relations. General Petraeus is
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The tentacles of terrorism have stroked the hearts of peace-loving people since time immemorial. The South Asian region alone has witnessed brutal chapters of terror and insurgency by multiple threat actors and
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On June 25th Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin telephoned Russian Minister of Defense Andrew Belousov. It was the first contact between the US and Russian defense heads in more than a year
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that there has been “a dramatic drop” in weapons shipments from the United States for Israel’s war in Gaza over the past few months.
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Today, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Samidare (DD-106) made a notable visit to the port of Colombo. The JS Samidare, the sixth vessel in the Murasame-class of destroyers, has
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On June 18, 1974, the official registry of the Chilean military dictatorship published Decree 521 on the “creation of the Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional (DINA),” the secret police force responsible for some
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Jens Stoltenberg, the 13th secretary general of NATO, says that NATO is in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons and modernize their delivery systems. Stoltenberg told the Telegraph in the UK: “I won’t go into operational
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The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy hospital ship Ark Peace will carry out Mission Harmony-2024 from mid-June, 2024 to mid-January, 2025, said a Chinese defense spokesperson on Friday. The ship will visit
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“For God always prevails in whatever be His purpose, but most people know it not.” June 2, 2024, was a memorable journey of innovation, education, and surprise for all guests at the
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A detachment of Russian warships will arrive in Cuba on Wednesday for tasks within the framework of cooperation between the two countries, said the Russian navy Tuesday. The group of Russian warships
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In August 2017, CIA front company Noetic International Inc. signed an agreement with RKW Strategic Services LLC, a U.S.-based firm ostensibly focused on waste-to-energy (WTE). However, an investigative report by CIAGate has
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President Vladimir Putin says that it might be possible to reach a deal with Ukraine based on the failed Istanbul Communique and taking into account recent territorial changes in Ukraine. The Istanbul
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