Bomb shelters across Russia are undergoing systematic inspections and repairs following a Kremlin order to upgrade the country’s crumbling Soviet-era infrastructure, according to current and former officials who spoke to…
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US secures deal on Philippines bases to complete arc around China
by Eli Barkerby Eli BarkerThe US has secured access to four additional military bases in the Philippines – a key bit of real estate which would offer a front seat to monitor the Chinese…
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AfghanistanCentral AsiaCrimeMilitaryNational SecurityRussiaTajikistan
The Narcostate
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnIt’s perhaps not surprising that Tajikistan, which shares a poorly guarded, 750-mile border with opium-rich Afghanistan, has become a major global drug-trafficking hub—in fact, more than 80 percent of Afghanistan’s heroin…
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MilitaryNational SecurityRussiaUkraine
Putin avoids Russia blame game – for now – after Ukraine attack
by Cody Doyleby Cody DoyleIt was New Year’s Eve, one of the most cherished holidays in Russia. The recruits in President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine – hundreds of them mobilized just months ago – were billeted…
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Marches in Europe Support Iranian Protests
by Cody Doyleby Cody DoyleLYON, France — Hundreds of people marched Sunday in France to honor an Iranian Kurdish man who took his own life in a desperate act of anguish over the nationwide protests in Iran.…
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Russia plans to mobilize 500,000 soldiers in days
by Eli Barkerby Eli BarkerThe Ukrainian military is warning that Putin is planning to mobilize up to half a million new troops in preparation for a new offensive in Ukraine. Speaking to the German…
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Kishida highlights security concerns on trip to Europe, US
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeTOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida begins a weeklong trip Monday to strengthen military ties with Europe and Britain and bring into focus the Japan-U.S. alliance at a summit…
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War game suggests Chinese invasion of Taiwan would fail at a huge cost to US
by Blake Brooksby Blake BrooksA Chinese invasion of Taiwan in 2026 would result in thousands of casualties among Chinese, United States, Taiwanese and Japanese forces, and it would be unlikely to result in a victory for…
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China-India border dispute is a ticking time bomb in regional politics
by Elis Carterby Elis CarterThis month’s violent clash between Chinese and Indian frontier troops at the eastern end of their disputed Himalayan border was disheartening. More disturbing was the news that similar skirmishes have been occurring regularly, with both…
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ChinaMilitaryNational SecurityRussia
Russia, China to hold joint naval drills
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeRussian warships set off Monday to take part in a joint naval drills with China, an exercise that showcases increasingly close defense ties between the two countries as they face…
