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Australia boosts defense, Pacific diplomacy spending in budget
Reuters Australia in late October 2022 pledged increased defense spending and efforts to firm up diplomatic ties with Southeast Asian and Pacific nations as it seeks to counter the People’s…
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Maritime dispute agitates Korean Peninsula tensions
FORUM Staff Tensions escalated between North and South Korea with an exchange of warning shots near heavily militarized Baengnyeong Island in the Yellow Sea in late October 2022. South Korea…
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Malabar naval exercise highlights importance of Free and Open Indo-Pacific
FORUM Staff Malabar 2022, a military exercise showcasing navies from Australia, India, Japan and the United States, will commence November 8 off the coast of Yokosuka, Japan, just south of…
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Thailand ramps up domestic defense production capabilities
Felix Kim Thailand’s government is accelerating efforts to reduce its dependence on arms imports to counter foreign and domestic threats. Reforms such as the Defense Technology Act of 2019 and…
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Women in defense go head-to-head in inaugural New Zealand vs. France rugby match
FORUM Staff In a match as much about camaraderie and cultural sharing as competition, New Zealand’s Defence Ferns team battled France in the first-ever women’s International Defence Rugby Championship (IDRC).…
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Australian, Fijian militaries to work alongside each other
Reuters Australia and Fiji have agreed to allow their militaries to operate in each other’s country, with defense leaders describing the partnership as a significant step for security cooperation. Pacific…
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Australia, Japan upgrade security pact against PRC threat
The Associated Press Australia and Japan in late October 2022 signed a new bilateral security agreement covering military, intelligence and cybersecurity cooperation to counter the deteriorating security outlook driven by…
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Philippine defense leaders seek spending boost amid growing maritime threats
Tom Abke The Philippines National Defense Department is seeking U.S. $4.2 billion in funding for 2023, an annual increase of about 9%, as concerns grow over the nation’s maritime borders.…
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Detractors blast Xi amid buildup to unprecedented third term
FORUM Staff Criticism of recent Chinese government policies simmered outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) convened in mid-October 2022 to elect…
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South Korea, NATO discuss countering unconventional weapons amid Russia’s nuclear threats
Felix Kim Amid concerns that Russia could resort to using nuclear or chemical weapons in its stalled invasion of Ukraine, as well as worries over the ongoing threat posed by…
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