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Rethinking Defense Strategy for a New Era of Total War
1 day ago · Rethinking Defense Strategy for a New Era of Total War. Situation Reports - November 13, 2024. By Antonio Graceffo. Nearly every day, the U.S. and its allies face cyber-attacks originating from some combination of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, along with other hostile actors. Russian and Chinese spies operate within Western societies as ...
Climate Progress Hangs in the Balance at COP29
2 days ago · John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy, will lead the US delegation to Azerbaijan to attend the upcoming COP29 climate conference which commenced on 11 November.. Other senior officials that will travel to Baku include Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, Assistant to the President and White House National ...
Myanmar Civil War: New Season, New Breakthroughs?
3 days ago · As of late October, pro-democracy resistance fighters in Myanmar had advanced to within a few kilometers of Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city.This marks a significant shift in the Myanmar civil war, a conflict that has hitherto been concentrated in the jungles and mountains of ethnic states, where groups like the Karen National Liberation Army, Karenni Army, and Kachin Independence ...
India-China Border Agreement: A Tactical Step, No Strategic Reset
Nov 7, 2024 · The October 2024 agreement between India and China reestablishes pre-2020 patrolling rights in the strategic regions of Depsang and Demchok. The two countries have agreed to limit the number of troops on patrol, stagger patrol schedules, and closely monitor patrols to prevent direct face-offs. These areas are significant for their strategic ...
China and Russia Arctic Policy Convergence? Shifting Geopolitics …
Oct 14, 2024 · Earlier this month, the China Coast Guard claimed to have entered the Arctic Ocean for the first time as part of a joint patrol with Russia. In mid-September, Russia and China launched “Ocean-24,” a large-scale naval and air exercise spanning the Pacific and Arctic Oceans. The drill involved over 400 warships, submarines, and support vessels, along with more than 120 aircraft and 90,000 ...
US–China Tensions: A Year of Posturing in the Pacific
Backgrounders - August 26, 2024. By Jonathan Jordan. Chinese and American forces in the Pacific have had a busy year, with the great power rivalry flaring up again recently in the skies off Alaska. Yet this was only the latest episode in a long-running saga of moves and countermoves playing out in warmer seas to the south.
Geopolitical Risks of a PLA Taiwan Blockade
Oct 31, 2024 · The geopolitics of a Taiwan blockade. A PLA blockade would be economically devastating for Taiwan, which depends on the sea for international trade, accounting for about two-thirds of its GDP. Taiwan imports all of its energy and 70% of its food, meaning a blockade would only need to be 50% effective to result in severe energy and food shortages.
Risk of Iran Nuclear Outbreak Grows as Conventional Deterrence …
Oct 9, 2024 · Risk of Iran Nuclear Outbreak Grows as Conventional Deterrence Wanes. On October 1, Iran launched 180 ballistic missiles at Israel, marking its second direct strike in just six months. The attack, dubbed Operation True Promise 2, comes at a time when Iran’s regional influence and deterrence strategy are being severely tested by Israel’s ...
Myanmar Civil War: A Conflict Without End - Geopolitical Monitor
Aug 12, 2024 · A New Phase in the Myanmar Civil War. Years of war have given rise to a widespread humanitarian crisis, with 2.6 million internally displaced people (IDPs), about one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, and up to two million people from the Shan, Karen, and other ethnic groups living in Thailand, often without visas or UN protection.