Japan
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
+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.
Israel
+3
Oct 30, 2025
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16 min read
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.
Ukraine
+5
Oct 23, 2025
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12 min read
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.
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.
Israel
+5
Oct 6, 2025
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15 min read
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.
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.
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.
Mexico
+7
Aug 18, 2025
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10 min read
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.
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.
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
Apr 27, 2025
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13 min read
Pacific Weekly #48
The U.S. and Philippines began exercise Balikatan, the officials warn of Chinese influence and infiltration, and a report details the growing role of the Chinese Maritime Militia.
China
+3
Apr 13, 2025
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12 min read
Pacific Weekly #46
China restricts missionary activity, the U.S. conducts coastal defense drills in the Philippines, and Japan expands is military response capabilities.
USA
+5
Apr 6, 2025
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12 min read
Pacific Weekly #45
China conducted a large-scale, joint exercise around Taiwan, Hegseth visited Japan and the Philippines, and the U.S. acknowledged a greater nuclear strike capability in China.
China
+3
Mar 30, 2025
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11 min read
Pacific Weekly #44
Xi Jinping continues to purge officials, Japan unveils plans to evacuate Okinawan islands, and China paused BlackRock's purchase of Panama Ports.