China
USA
+1
Dec 28, 2025
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11 min read
Pacific Weekly #80
PLA wargames depicted near U.S. waters, a Chinese cargo ship armed with missiles, and an annual report on China is presented to Congress.
USA
+3
Dec 21, 2025
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10 min read
Pacific Weekly #79
The U.S. approves a massive arms sale to Taiwan, Taiwan approves a "decentralized control" command authority, and Russia is helping China develop its airborne capabilities.
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
+3
Dec 7, 2025
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12 min read
Pacific Weekly #77
The Philippines is formalizing operational guidance for its civilian sea patrol fleet, the State Department is now required by law to review its guidance on Taiwanese relations, and the Marine Corps has made progress on Force Design.
China
+3
Nov 30, 2025
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11 min read
Pacific Weekly #76
Taiwan launches a special defense budget, Japan plans to deploy advanced SAMs to its westernmost island, and Indonesia continues to investigate an industrial park under foreign influence.
China
+2
Nov 23, 2025
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11 min read
Pacific Weekly #75
The China-Japan relationship continues to deteriorate, Taiwan distributes civil defense guides, and the PLAN's first Type 076 begins sea trials.
China
+3
Nov 16, 2025
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12 min read
Pacific Weekly #74
Japan takes an interventionist stance against China, anti-Xi and anti-CCP protests may be on the rise, and Thailand has still suspended the peace deal with Cambodia.
USA
+2
Nov 9, 2025
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12 min read
Pacific Weekly #73
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.
USA
+3
Nov 2, 2025
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17 min read
Pacific Weekly #72
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.
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
+3
Oct 19, 2025
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9 min read
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.
USA
+4
Oct 12, 2025
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9 min read
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.
USA
+4
Sep 21, 2025
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12 min read
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.
Mongolia
+4
Sep 14, 2025
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10 min read
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.
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.
Ukraine
+10
Sep 4, 2025
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16 min read
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.
Ukraine
+8
Sep 1, 2025
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12 min read
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.
USA
+4
Aug 31, 2025
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10 min read
Pacific Weekly #65
Putin visits Xi in China, Trump hosts the South Korean president, and the second recall vote in Taiwan failed.
USA
+4
Aug 24, 2025
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9 min read
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.
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
+3
Aug 10, 2025
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9 min read
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.
Ukraine
+5
Aug 4, 2025
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13 min read
Monday Morning Brief (31 July - 4 August 2025)
Trump's applied reciprocal tariffs, Germany approves a draft budget despite a growing deficit, and Boeing workers go on strike.
USA
+6
Aug 3, 2025
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8 min read
Pacific Weekly #61
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.