Across The Region
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Allies Unveil System to Track North Korean Missiles
Japan, South Korea and the United States activated a system in December 2023 to detect and assess North Korea’s missile launches in real time. The announcement came after North Korea…
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U.S. Approves Support for Taiwan’s Information Systems
The United States in December 2023 approved a $300 million sale of equipment to help maintain Taiwan’s tactical information systems. Under its 1979 Taiwan Relations Act, the U.S. has agreed…
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Australia, U.K., U.S. Forge High-Tech Agreement
From underwater drones to electronic warfare, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States are expanding high-tech military cooperation. An agreement forged in December 2023 increases technology cooperation and information…
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Japan Assists Malaysia with Maritime Security
Japan and Malaysia have signed an assistance deal that includes a $2.8 million grant to boost Malaysia’s maritime security as Indo-Pacific nations seek to counter an increasingly assertive People’s Republic…
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Australia, Philippines Upgrade Strategic Ties
Australia and the Philippines agreed in September 2023 to hold annual defense ministers’ meetings as the nations upgraded bilateral ties to a strategic partnership amid rising security challenges in the…
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Fiji, France Agree to Expand Defense Cooperation
Fiji and France reached a defense agreement in August 2023 covering technology research, training, logistical support, and emergency and humanitarian assistance. The Status of Forces Agreement “provides a framework for…
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Allies Look to Boost Tracking of North Korean Missiles
The Republic of Korea (ROK) and United States militaries want to bolster their combined tracking of North Korean missile launches, an effort that also may involve Japan, U.S. Space Force…
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Palau-U.S. Agreement Bolsters Island Nation’s Maritime Enforcement
A Palau-United States agreement authorizes U.S. ships to unilaterally enforce maritime regulations in the Pacific island nation’s exclusive economic zone. The August 2023 move followed the Palau president’s request for Washington’s…
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Indo-Pacific Partners
National security advisors for Japan, the Philippines and the United States held their first joint talks in June 2023 and agreed to strengthen defense cooperation, as Indo-Pacific partners reinforce their…
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Protecting Sea Lines of Communication
The oceans and seas that dominate the Indo-Pacific present a challenge of immense proportions to safeguarding sovereignty and upholding freedom of navigation and commerce — an obstacle that military planners…
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