Australia
USA
+4
Dec 14, 2025
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13 min read
Pacific Weekly #78
The 35th AUSMIN forum was hosted in Washington, fighting resumed between Thailand and Cambodia, and Nvidia will resume the sale of advanced chips to China.
USA
+4
Oct 26, 2025
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13 min read
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...
USA
+5
Sep 15, 2025
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13 min read
Monday Morning Brief (11-15 September 2025)
NATO launches a new "activity" following Russian drone incursions, London experiences record-breaking nationalist protests, and AUKUS gets a major boost through a submarine shipyard deal.
China
+4
Sep 7, 2025
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12 min read
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.
USA
+4
Aug 17, 2025
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11 min read
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.
USA
+4
Jul 20, 2025
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10 min read
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.
China
+4
Jul 13, 2025
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12 min read
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.
USA
+5
Jul 6, 2025
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12 min read
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.
USA
+5
Jun 29, 2025
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12 min read
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.
Israel
+11
Jun 22, 2025
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12 min read
Pacific Weekly #55
Xi Jinping attends the second China-Central Asia Summit, the U.S. Army conducts Talisman Sabre 2025, and U.S. Navy assets depart the region.
USA
+3
Jun 15, 2025
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9 min read
Pacific Weekly #54
Trump announces a trade deal with China, the AUKUS Pact is under review, and NMESIS launchers remain deployed to the Philippines.
USA
+7
May 18, 2025
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13 min read
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.
USA
+5
May 11, 2025
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12 min read
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.
USA
+4
Mar 9, 2025
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12 min read
Pacific Weekly #41
China conducts long-range patrols off Australia's coast, BlackRock to purchase Panama Ports, and the Marine Corps stands up a new unit in the 12th MLR. Plus more...
USA
+5
Feb 9, 2025
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11 min read
Pacific Weekly #37
American lawmakers propose recognizing Taiwanese sovereignty and abandoning the "One China" policy, Trump hosted the Japanese prime minister, and the U.S. Navy led a large-scale MCA. Plus more...