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ANALYSIS: The anti-DPRK archipelago — how Japan, the Philippines, and South Korea build their bulwark
In late June 2026, the Indo-Pacific has become an immense military training ground. Five simultaneous multilateral exercises are underway in the region,
TESTIMONY: Valiant Shield 2026 — 10,000 US-Japan soldiers send a message Beijing cannot ignore
Since June 22, 2026, the USS George Washington, a Nimitz-class American aircraft carrier, and its escorts have been maneuvering in the Philippine
OPEN LETTER: To the China that encircles Taiwan — your maneuvers will not go unnoticed
From June 22 to 26, 2026, Taiwan is conducting a series of military exercises called the "Immediate Combat Readiness Exercise." These exercises
REPORT: GCAP — THE FIGHTER OF THE FUTURE REDRAWING THE WESTERN ALLIANCE TO 2035
In December 2022, the United Kingdom, Italy and Japan signed a founding agreement to jointly develop the Global Combat Air Programme — GCAP. In…
ANALYSIS: LITHUANIA-CHINA, THE HUMILIATING RETURN OF A COUNTRY THAT DEFIED BEIJING AND NOW NEGOTIATES
In 2021, Lithuania did something very few countries dare to do: it authorized Taiwan to open on its territory a representation office named not…
REPORT: Philippines-Canada, an Alliance Forged Against Beijing's Shadow
On June 11, 2026, David McGuinty, Canada's Minister of National Defence, and Gilberto Teodoro Jr., his Filipino counterpart, signed two documents in Ottawa that,…
DECODING: Japan "Offensive" — Beijing Attacks, Tokyo Responds, the Indo-Pacific Trembles
On June 22, 2026, the PLA Daily — the official mouthpiece of the People's Liberation Army and one of the rare media outlets whose…
ANALYSIS: Taiping Island, First Chinese Incursion and the Anatomy of a Strategy
On June 11, 2026, at 8:28 a.m., two Chinese government vessels — the Sansha Zhifa 301 and the Sansha No 2, both managed by…
REPORT: Beijing Maps East Taiwan and Rewrites the Rules of the Pacific
On June 16, 2026, the research vessel Xiangyanghong 22, belonging to the East China Sea Bureau of Beijing's Ministry of Natural Resources, departed the…