Japan

MexicoUkrainePeruMongoliaUAEIsraelUSABrazilArmeniaUSNORTHCOMChinaSlovakiaGeorgiaPhilippinesCambodiaEUCOMSouth KoreaNorth KoreaG7FinlandLithuaniaCYBERCOMDenmarkAzerbaijanVenezuelaPolandKosovoThailandBRICSEUPapua New GuineaBelarusSerbiaKyrgyzstanAustraliaSaudi ArabiaFranceEgyptQatarRomaniaVietnamIndiaTajikistanRussiaTurkeyYemenINDOPACOMIranMoldovaUNTurkmenistanJapanNATOMalaysiaSwitzerlandSyriaPakistanGermanySingaporeHungaryItalyNetherlandsPanamaColombiaGreenlandKazakhstanUzbekistanTaiwanNepalUKCanadaOmanIraq
IsraelIsrael
+9+9
Thursday Morning Brief (5-11 September 2025)

Thursday Morning Brief (5-11 September 2025)

Please read:

Nick W
Nick W
ChinaChina
+4+4
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.

Nick W
Nick W
MexicoMexico
+7+7
Monday Morning Brief (14-18 August 2025)

Monday Morning Brief (14-18 August 2025)

Trump is meeting with European and Ukrainian leaders today, anti-cartel operations expand, and two Senators traveled to South Korea and Japan to expand American shipbuilding.

Nick W
Nick W
USAUSA
+4+4
Pacific Weekly #59

Pacific Weekly #59

Exercise Talisman Sabre 25 begins in Australia, Japan publishes its 2025 defense white paper, and the former South Korean president faces new criminal charges.

Nick W
Nick W
ChinaChina
+4+4
Pacific Weekly #58

Pacific Weekly #58

Taiwan launches exercise Han Kuang 41, Secretary Rubio makes his first official visit to Asia, and the U.S., Japan, and Australia sign a new logistics coordination agreement.

Nick W
Nick W
USAUSA
+5+5
Pacific Weekly #57

Pacific Weekly #57

The PLA is scheduled to present its new services, Chinese aircraft carriers operate in the Western Pacific, and the U.S. and Vietnam reached a trade agreement.

Nick W
Nick W
USAUSA
+5+5
Pacific Weekly #56

Pacific Weekly #56

Purges continue in China, KMT officials propose reform to maritime operations, and Japan tests the Type 88 on its own soil for the first time.

Nick W
Nick W
USAUSA
+7+7
Pacific Weekly #51

Pacific Weekly #51

The U.S. and China reached an initial trade deal, Taiwan anticipates a large-scale PLA exercise, and the CCP proposes changes to UN Peacekeeping missions.

Nick W
Nick W
USAUSA
+5+5
Pacific Weekly #50

Pacific Weekly #50

China imposed a fishing moratorium in contested waters, Xi called the reunification with Taiwan inevitable, and the U.S. and China conducted tariff negotiations.

Nick W
Nick W
USAUSA
+4+4
Pacific Weekly #48

Pacific Weekly #48

The U.S. and Philippines began exercise Balikatan, the officials warn of Chinese influence and infiltration, and a report details the growing role of the Chinese Maritime Militia.

Nick W
Nick W
ChinaChina
+3+3
Pacific Weekly #46

Pacific Weekly #46

China restricts missionary activity, the U.S. conducts coastal defense drills in the Philippines, and Japan expands is military response capabilities.

Nick W
Nick W
USAUSA
+5+5
Pacific Weekly #45

Pacific Weekly #45

China conducted a large-scale, joint exercise around Taiwan, Hegseth visited Japan and the Philippines, and the U.S. acknowledged a greater nuclear strike capability in China.

Nick W
Nick W