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Modi elevates India’s profile as voice of Global South as Xi skips G20 Summit
FORUM Staff What Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping intended as a snub to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi by skipping the Group of 20 Summit in Delhi in…
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Questions, concerns linger as North Korea plans third spy satellite launch
FORUM Staff After two failed attempts, North Korea reportedly will try again to launch a military spy satellite in October 2023, a prospect that raises security concerns in Japan and…
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U.S., Vietnam warn against ‘threat or use of force’ in South China Sea
Agence France-Presse The United States and Vietnam warned in September 2023 against the “threat or use of force” in the disputed South China Sea, days after clashes involving Chinese Communist…
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Pacific Partnership 2023 fortifies relationships, strengthens disaster preparedness
FORUM Staff The Indo-Pacific’s largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) preparedness mission began in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific islands in early August 2023. Now in…
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South Korean defense exports to Poland expected to enhance NATO defense, industry cooperation
Felix Kim In a development that underscores the strengthening ties between South Korea and Poland, the nations have embarked on a historic arms deal. Under the $13.7 billion agreement reached…
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Japan aims to boost defense industry with 200 startups
Marc Jacob Prosser To harness advanced technologies and counter the challenges facing the nation’s defense sector, the Japanese government is fostering ties with innovative startups. Tapping into the country’s rich…
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Countering China’s Cognitive Viruses
Maj. Ya-Chi Huang/Taiwan Army In recent years, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has conducted information operations and cognitive operations through “content farms” — websites and associated entities that churn…
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Technology advances U.S. capabilities to detect, deter cyber threats
U.S. Strategic Command/Joint Cyber Center The United States’ ability to project military power globally is the backbone of its commitments to allies and partners and serves as a deterrent to…
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Nearly 2 million deaths followed PRC’s sudden end of COVID-19 curbs, study says
Reuters The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) abrupt move to dismantle its strict COVID-19 regime, which unleashed the virus on China’s 1.4 billion residents, could have led to nearly 2 million…
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Chinese citizens outraged at CCP’s diversion of floodwaters, lack of assistance
FORUM Staff Typhoon Doksuri caused record flooding in northern China in July and early August 2023, pushing reservoirs beyond their capacity, killing at least 60 people and displacing more than…
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