Port Partnership
Australia announced in January 2022 that it would provide U.S. $420 million to Pacific neighbor Papua New Guinea...
Cyber Coordination
Australia and the United Kingdom will “fight back” against cyberattacks from Iran, the People’s Republic of China and...
Missile Acquisition
The Philippines plans to acquire a shore-based anti-ship missile system from India for almost U.S. $375 million to...
Stronger Together
France and Japan face shared security challenges in the Indo-Pacific that are only “getting tougher,” Japan’s then defense...
JAPAN, VIETNAM Defense Transfer Deal Signed, Elevating Partnership
Japan can now give defense equipment and technology to Vietnam under an agreement signed in September 2021, as...
SOUTH KOREA: Blazing New Path With Submarine Technology
South Korea’s development of a conventional submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) is a groundbreaking move, analysts said, with implications...
INDIA: Anti-Smuggling Agency Seizes U.S. $2.7 Billion in Afghan Heroin
Indian officials said they seized nearly 3 tons of heroin originating from Afghanistan and worth an estimated U.S....
AUSTRALIA: Security Partnership to Share Nuclear Submarine Technology
Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States established a security partnership, known as AUKUS, for the Indo-Pacific...
CHINA: Permission to procreate
China now allows married couples to have up to three children, a major policy shift from the existing...
AUSTRALIA: Historic drug interdiction
Australian police said in June 2021 that they foiled a plan to bring nearly 3 tons of cocaine...
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