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Maritime Domain Awareness
FORUM Staff | Photos By United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Securing maritime borders requires more than merely having the technology to detect anomalies; it must also include a…
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Japan, South Korea, U.S. blast North Korea’s overseas workers, cybercrimes
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Japan, South Korea and the United States seek stronger global support of efforts to defund North Korea’s nuclear program by banning its workers and curbing its cybercrimes.…
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French warships seize massive drug haul in Indian Ocean
FORUM Staff Two French Navy warships seized more than 1,000 kilograms of heroin, hashish and methamphetamine valued at U.S. $38 million from two vessels in the western Indian Ocean in…
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Philippine Air Force enhancing counterinsurgency, anti-terrorism capabilities with attack helicopters
Maria T. Reyes As part of its ongoing defense modernization, the Philippines is scheduled to receive two additional Turkish-made T129 ATAK helicopters in early 2023. The U.S. $269 million contract,…
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Japan, U.N. help stabilize war-torn region in southern Philippines
Tom Abke Japan is helping the Philippines spur development, reduce poverty and promote lasting peace in the war-torn Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the southern Philippines. Among…
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Indo-Pacific nations increase cooperation amid ongoing cyber threats
FORUM Staff Building resilience, trust and confidence in cyberspace remains a key priority among nations that share the vision of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, according to the Quadrilateral Security…
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Indian military, law enforcement cooperate to tackle maritime narcotics trade
Mandeep Singh The trafficking of drugs by sea from Central to South Asia is on the rise, prompting cooperation among India’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Navy and Coast Guard, and…
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France bolsters multinational effort to uphold North Korea sanctions
FORUM Staff France contributed additional support in October and November 2022 to an international force tasked with deterring nuclear proliferation in North Korea. The Armed Forces in French Polynesia deployed…
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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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