USA
+2
Nov 9, 2025
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12 min read
China’s most advanced aircraft carrier is now operational, Russia and China expand their strategic partnership, and two U.S. aircraft crash in the South China Sea.
+3
Nov 2, 2025
17 min read
Trump has his first meeting of his second term with Xi Jinping, the U.S. and India sign a defense framework agreement, and Xi promotes an economic framework at the APEC Summit.
+4
Oct 26, 2025
13 min read
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...
Oct 19, 2025
9 min read
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.
Oct 12, 2025
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.
Sep 21, 2025
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.
Mongolia
Sep 14, 2025
10 min read
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.
China
Sep 7, 2025
The SCO Summit convened in China, Xi Jinping hosted the Victory Day parade in Beijing, and Japan and Australia agreed to expand defense cooperation.
Ukraine
+10
Sep 4, 2025
16 min read
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.
+8
Sep 1, 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.
Aug 31, 2025
Putin visits Xi in China, Trump hosts the South Korean president, and the second recall vote in Taiwan failed.
Aug 24, 2025
North Korea is accelerating its nuclear program, Taiwan conducts anti-ship and anti-air exercises, and America's reputation continues to diminish in Taipei.
Aug 17, 2025
11 min read
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.
Aug 10, 2025
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.
+5
Aug 4, 2025
Trump's applied reciprocal tariffs, Germany approves a draft budget despite a growing deficit, and Boeing workers go on strike.
+6
Aug 3, 2025
8 min read
Thailand and Cambodia reach a ceasefire, Russia and China hold a joint naval exercise, and the U.S. and South Korea reach a trade deal.
Jul 27, 2025
15 min read
Cross-border clashes continue between Thailand and Cambodia, China and Vietnam hold their first joint army exercise, and the recall vote in Taiwan failed.
Jul 20, 2025
Exercise Talisman Sabre 25 begins in Australia, Japan publishes its 2025 defense white paper, and the former South Korean president faces new criminal charges.
Jul 14, 2025
14 min read
Trump resumes military aid to Ukraine via NATO purchases, Taiwan continues exercise Han Kuang, and the FY26 NDAA moves forward in the Senate.
Jul 13, 2025
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.
Jul 10, 2025
Russian elites continue to perish under mysterious circumstances, a vote of no confidence in the EU Parliament, and a change in FTO designations to boost Syria's new government.
Jul 6, 2025
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.
Jun 29, 2025
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
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.
Jun 15, 2025
Trump announces a trade deal with China, the AUKUS Pact is under review, and NMESIS launchers remain deployed to the Philippines.
