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IsraelIsrael
+3+3
Thursday Morning Brief (October 27-30, 2025)

Thursday Morning Brief (October 27-30, 2025)

The U.S. government shutdown continues, the war in Gaza resumes, and the EU outlines constraints to its defense modernization.

Nick W
Nick W
UkraineUkraine
+5+5
Thursday Morning Brief (October 20-23, 2025)

Thursday Morning Brief (October 20-23, 2025)

The Budapest Summit between Trump and Putin is postponed, the U.S. continues to strike cartel vessels, and Sanae Takaichi is confirmed as Japan's next prime minister.

Nick W
Nick W
USAUSA
+3+3
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.

Nick W
Nick W
USAUSA
+4+4
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
IsraelIsrael
+5+5
Monday Morning Brief (2-6 October 2025)

Monday Morning Brief (2-6 October 2025)

A new government is confirmed in France, Israel may soon withdraw from Gaza, and Japan may have its first female prime minister.

Nick W
Nick W
USAUSA
+4+4
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.

Nick W
Nick W
IsraelIsrael
+9+9
Thursday Morning Brief (5-11 September 2025)

Thursday Morning Brief (5-11 September 2025)

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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.

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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.

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Nick W