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Pacific Weekly #71

Pacific Weekly #71

China's Fourth Plenum concludes, the ASEAN Summit convenes, and the U.S. and Australia signed a minerals deal. Plus, an interesting new day of celebration in China...

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Nick W
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Pacific Weekly #70

Pacific Weekly #70

Xi Jinping has carried out a significant military purge before a major plenary session, the U.S. is continuing its investment into Guam, and a multinational naval drill concludes in the South China Sea.

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Pacific Weekly #69

Pacific Weekly #69

Japan is set to transfer destroyers to the Philippines, Trump threatens new tariffs on China, and Taiwan announces the new T-Dome air defense concept.

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Nick W
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Pacific Weekly #68

Pacific Weekly #68

Trump and Xi hold a lengthy phone call, the U.S. conducts various joint exercises in the region, and Taiwan publishes a new civil defense handbook.

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Pacific Weekly #67

Pacific Weekly #67

China hosts a trilateral counterterrorism exercise, Beijing plans to make a Philippine island a nature reserve, and U.S. lawmakers introduce a bill to protect universities from subversion.

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Nick W
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Pacific Weekly #66

Pacific Weekly #66

The SCO Summit convened in China, Xi Jinping hosted the Victory Day parade in Beijing, and Japan and Australia agreed to expand defense cooperation.

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Thursday Morning Brief (1-4 September 2025)

Thursday Morning Brief (1-4 September 2025)

The Coalition of the Willing is meeting in Paris today, Iran proposes a return to the 2015 JCPOA, and the SCO members and partners convened in China.

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Nick W
UkraineUkraine
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Monday Morning Brief (28 August - 1 September 2025)

Monday Morning Brief (28 August - 1 September 2025)

A Russia-Ukraine ceasefire continues to look unlikely, the U.S. continues to build its forces in the Caribbean, and Putin is on a long trip to China.

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Nick W
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Pacific Weekly #65

Pacific Weekly #65

Putin visits Xi in China, Trump hosts the South Korean president, and the second recall vote in Taiwan failed.

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Nick W
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Pacific Weekly #64

Pacific Weekly #64

North Korea is accelerating its nuclear program, Taiwan conducts anti-ship and anti-air exercises, and America's reputation continues to diminish in Taipei.

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Nick W
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Pacific Weekly #63

Pacific Weekly #63

A violent collision in the Scarborough Shoal, South Korea looks to regain military operational control from the U.S., and a unique bilateral exercise between Australia and the Philippines.

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Pacific Weekly #62

Pacific Weekly #62

The U.S. and South Korea prepare to launch Ulchi Freedom Shield 2025, China and Russia hold joint naval patrols, and CCP officials held a “Beidaihe Meeting” to prepare the Five-Year Plan proposals.

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