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Pacific Weekly #71

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...

Nick W
Nick W

USA

+4

Pacific Weekly #69

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.

Nick W
Nick W

USA

+4

Pacific Weekly #68

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.

Nick W
Nick W

USA

+4

Pacific Weekly #65

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.

Nick W
Nick W

USA

+4

Pacific Weekly #64

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.

Nick W
Nick W

China

+4

Pacific Weekly #60

Jul 27, 2025

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15 min read

Pacific Weekly #60

Cross-border clashes continue between Thailand and Cambodia, China and Vietnam hold their first joint army exercise, and the recall vote in Taiwan failed.

Nick W
Nick W

Ukraine

+5

Monday Morning Brief (10-14 July 2025)

Jul 14, 2025

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14 min read

Monday Morning Brief (10-14 July 2025)

Trump resumes military aid to Ukraine via NATO purchases, Taiwan continues exercise Han Kuang, and the FY26 NDAA moves forward in the Senate.

Nick W
Nick W

China

+4

Pacific Weekly #58

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.

Nick W
Nick W

USA

+5

Pacific Weekly #56

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.

Nick W
Nick W

Israel

+11

Pacific Weekly #55

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.

Nick W
Nick W

USA

+5

Pacific Weekly #53

Jun 1, 2025

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10 min read

Pacific Weekly #53

The U.S. conducts exercise KAMANDAG 9 in the Philippines, Hegseth spoke at the Shanghai-La Dialogue, and China harasses Taiwan’s outlying islands.

Nick W
Nick W

China

+3

Pacific Weekly #52

May 25, 2025

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12 min read

Pacific Weekly #52

Small boat incursions, a PLA operation in the Taiwan Strait, and a ramming incident in the Spratly Islands.

Nick W
Nick W

USA

+7

Pacific Weekly #51

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.

Nick W
Nick W

USA

+5

Pacific Weekly #50

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.

Nick W
Nick W

USA

+3

Pacific Weekly #49

May 4, 2025

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9 min read

Pacific Weekly #49

Taiwan experiences political turmoil due to voter recalls, the U.S. and China are warming to economic negotiations, and the Philippine Coast Guard reclaimed an island from China in the Spratly Islands.

Nick W
Nick W

USA

+4

Pacific Weekly #48

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.

Nick W
Nick W

USA

+5

Pacific Weekly #47

Apr 20, 2025

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10 min read

Pacific Weekly #47

Xi Jinping completes his Southeast Asia tour, the U.S. assesses its REE supply chain crisis, and three American senators visit Taiwan.

Nick W
Nick W

China

+3

Pacific Weekly #46

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.

Nick W
Nick W

USA

+5

Pacific Weekly #45

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.

Nick W
Nick W

USA

+5

Thursday Morning Brief (31 March - 3 April 2025)

Apr 3, 2025

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11 min read

Thursday Morning Brief (31 March - 3 April 2025)

NATO Foreign Ministers are meeting in Brussels, Iran rejected formal negotiations with the United States, and China conducted a large-scale exercise around Taiwan.

Nick W
Nick W

China

+3

Pacific Weekly #44

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.

Nick W
Nick W

USA

+4

Pacific Weekly #43

Mar 23, 2025

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9 min read

Pacific Weekly #43

Taiwan conducted rapid response drills, CPC signed an LNG deal with the U.S., and the U.S. Army is deploying its second Typhon missile system to Hawaii. Plus more...

Nick W
Nick W

USA

+2

Pacific Weekly #42

Mar 16, 2025

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10 min read

Pacific Weekly #42

Taiwan's president proposes reforms to combat Chinese coercion and espionage, the PLA Navy's invasion barges were spotted conducting drills, and the U.S. conducts shiprider exchanges. Plus more...

Nick W
Nick W

China

+1

Pacific Weekly #40

Mar 2, 2025

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12 min read

Pacific Weekly #40

Chinese live-fire drills occurred off Taiwan's cost, satellites observed an elusive Chinese drone, and Taiwan severed ties with three Chinese universities due to United Front coercion. Plus more...

Nick W
Nick W

Ukraine

+5

Thursday Morning Brief (24-27 February 2025)

Feb 27, 2025

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14 min read

Thursday Morning Brief (24-27 February 2025)

Trump nominates a new Chairman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, UN resolutions complicate peace in Ukraine, and Taiwan seized a Chinese commercial vessel. Plus more...

Nick W
Nick W
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