USA
+3
Dec 7, 2025
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12 min read
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
Nov 30, 2025
11 min read
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.
+2
Nov 23, 2025
The China-Japan relationship continues to deteriorate, Taiwan distributes civil defense guides, and the PLAN's first Type 076 begins sea trials.
Nov 16, 2025
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.
Nov 9, 2025
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.
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.
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
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.
