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  • Contemplations

    Climate-driven calculation

    REUTERS India is testing artificial intelligence (AI) to build climate models that improve weather forecasting as torrential rains, floods and droughts proliferate across the vast country. Climate change has triggered more intense weather events in India in recent years, resulting in the deaths of nearly 3,000 people in 2023, the independent Centre for Science and Environment estimated. Accurate forecasting is…

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  • Departments

    On Target

    Forum Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. became the chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in July 2023. He was previously the 65th commanding general of the Philippine Army, a role for which he was awarded the Legion of Merit, Degree of Commander, for his exceptional service. A highly decorated officer, he has held key posts…

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  • Features

    Cobra Gold 2024

    FORUM Staff Cobra Gold 2024 took multilateral cooperation to new heights with 30 nations engaging in or observing key training activities ranging from land, maritime and air drills to space and cyber exercises, humanitarian efforts and cultural exchanges. “We have expanded the scope of military operations to address the full spectrum of threats across all domains,” Gen. Songwit Noonpackdee, defense…

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  • Features

    Forging Connections and Capabilities: U.S. Military Leaders Reflect on Cobra Gold 2024

    FORUM Staff Republic of Korea (ROK), Thai and United States military personnel participated in a multilateral amphibious assault exercise in Chonburi, Thailand, during Cobra Gold 2024. The training synchronized combined joint all-domain operations (CJADO), integrating command and control platforms, weapons and sensors across services and nations. More than 2,200 troops rehearsed near-simultaneous amphibious and air assaults to secure an airfield…

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  • Across The Region

    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 said it had tested an intercontinental ballistic missile to gauge the war readiness of its nuclear force. United Nations Security Council resolutions ban Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic weapons programs. The…

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  • Features

    Advancing Space Partnerships

    Lt. Stephen Schroeder/U.S. Navy, U.S. Space Command Joint Integrated Space Team Pacific  The United States and its Allies and Partners are at the forefront of an emerging era of opportunity. Space’s critical role in the global commons has gained considerable attention in recent years, and the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) guidance has never been clearer: “Space is now a…

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  • Features

    Debunking the CCP’s False Narratives

    FORUM Staff The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) approach to cognitive warfare is probably the least studied component of CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping’s strategy to dominate the international order, yet it may be the most critical. The CCP aims “to achieve what the People’s Liberation Army [PLA] refers to as mind dominance, which the PLA defines as the use of…

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  • Features

    Partners For Progress

    Dr. Ganeshan Wignaraja/Gateway House Sri Lanka is among developing Indo-Pacific countries contending with crippling debt that can quash decades of poverty reduction efforts, strain social stability and aggravate security threats. Colombo’s debt threatens its economic prosperity and poses challenges for regional security, but domestic adjustments and external partnerships are having positive effects. Its location makes it a good place for…

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  • Features

    Expanding Horizons

    FORUM Staff When 200 or so Mongolian pro-democracy activists converged in Sükhbaatar Square on United Nations Human Rights Day in December 1989, there was little to portend the transformation set to unfold. From the square in the capital Ulaanbaatar, peaceful protests would sweep across the country of steppes and deserts. Within three months, Mongolia’s communist regime relinquished power after nearly…

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  • Features

    Understanding the ROK-U.S. Alliance’s Ironclad Commitment

    Lt. Col. Alexander S. Park/Army National Guard of the United States The Republic of Korea (ROK)-United States alliance has long been a pillar of stability for the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific. In April 2023, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden met to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the partnership. The presidents issued the Washington…

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