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DECODING: Congress wants to unlock AUKUS just as a missile lands near Tuvalu
Representative Bill Huizenga , a senior Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee , introduced H.R. 9517 , the "UNLOCK AUKUS Act," on…
ANALYSIS: Tokyo logs four China-Russia naval and air moves in two days
Four press releases in two days: that is the pace at which the Joint Staff of Japan's Ministry of Defense published, on July 27…
COMMENTARY: Beijing cries provocation, and Ren'ai Reef stays exactly where it was
China summoned the Philippine ambassador on July 21, 2026 to lodge a formal protest over what it called a "deliberate provocation" by Manila at…
DECODING: A Chinese rocket is set to cross Taiwan's air defense zone
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense warned on July 28, 2026 that a Chinese carrier rocket was set to launch on a flight trajectory crossing…
ANALYSIS: Jets, ships, a helicopter — China's pressure on Taiwan never lets up
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected 1 sortie of PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels operating around the island up to 6 a.m. (UTC+8)…
INVESTIGATION: Caribbean boat strikes haven't pushed cocaine back
Since September 2025 , the U.S. military has been striking boats suspected of drug trafficking in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific , under…
FACT CHECK: Philippine fishermen versus Chinese coast guard, what the record confirms
Ten years after an international arbitral ruling favorable to the Philippines, does the reality on the water still match what local fishermen describe? This…
FACT CHECK: Manila sanctioned, five numbers to verify before commenting
On June 11, 2026, Beijing barred Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro from entering its territory, according to Al Jazeera.
PORTRAIT: field notes on the Chinese coast guard east of Taiwan
On July 5, 2026, Beijing announced new coast guard patrols off the east coast of Taiwan, according to the New York Times. This move,…