Departments
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Prospects and Possibilities
Dr. Ng Eng Hen/Singapore Ministry of Defence The last time I was speaking at the Putrajaya Forum was four years ago. It would not be an exaggeration to state that…
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Packed Patrol
A women’s team from the Indian Border Security Force demonstrates motorcycle skills during Republic Day parade rehearsals in New Delhi in January 2022.
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Port Partnership
Australia announced in January 2022 that it would provide U.S. $420 million to Pacific neighbor Papua New Guinea to upgrade key ports, amid concern in Washington and Canberra that Beijing’s…
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Cyber Coordination
Australia and the United Kingdom will “fight back” against cyberattacks from Iran, the People’s Republic of China and Russia, then-Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton said. Australia and the U.K. will…
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Missile Acquisition
The Philippines plans to acquire a shore-based anti-ship missile system from India for almost U.S. $375 million to strengthen its Navy, the Southeast Asian nation’s defense minister said. The Philippines…
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Stronger Together
France and Japan face shared security challenges in the Indo-Pacific that are only “getting tougher,” Japan’s then defense minister said ahead of talks between the foreign and defense ministers of…
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Indo-Pacific Terror Threat
BENARNEWS Photos by AFP/GETTY IMAGES Terrorist threats in Southeast and South Asian countries declined in 2021, a Singapore think tank said in its annual threat assessment published in January 2022,…
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Taiwan frogmen train to leap into action
Story and Photo by Reuters A chill wind whips across the Taiwan Strait as a small group of Taiwan Marines stands shivering on a remote dock in the early morning,…
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Embracing an Evolving Security Environment
Heng Chee How/Singapore Ministry of Defence The Asia-Pacific Programme for Senior Military Officers (APPSMO) was established in 1999 by then-President S.R. Nathan of Singapore. He envisioned a “summer camp” to…
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Taiwan integrates lessons of Ukraine invasion in annual military drills
REUTERS Taiwan incorporated lessons learned from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine into upcoming military exercises aimed at practicing fighting off a Chinese attack, according to the self-governed island’s National Defense Ministry.…
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