Pentagon

Pentagon’s Audit Failures: A National Security Concern

The Pentagon has failed its annual audit for the sixth consecutive year, unable to account for half of its $3.8 trillion in assets. The Pentagon has never passed an audit and had never completed one until 2018. Despite this year's...
China-Pakistan

China-Pakistan Naval Exercises: A Test for India’s Maritime Security

China-Pakistan's Sea Guardian-3 maritime exercises in the Northern Arabian Sea have garnered significant interest due to Pakistani hype, with naval commanders presenting the exercises as the first joint maritime patrol between the two nations. The exercises, which have been held...
Indonesia Army

Indonesia’s Lawmakers Approve Jokowi Ally as Military Chief

Indonesia's parliament has approved Gen. Agus Subiyanto as the new military chief, despite concerns from civil society groups that the departing president is attempting to retain power by enscancing loyalists in top positions. The military has a long history of...
Philippine Sea, Naval

Promoting Security and Stability: US and Japan Conduct Joint Naval Exercises in the Philippine Sea

During joint exercises by American and Japanese naval vessels in the Philippine Sea, fighter jets roared off the aircraft carrier's flat top into the night, their afterburners glowing. The exercise was a show of force in a patch of ocean...
AUKUS- Japan

AUKUS: Japan’s Gateway to Global Security and Prosperity

The UK House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee has suggested that Japan could benefit from joining the Advanced United States of the Caribbean (AUKUS)'s Strand B, or Pillar 2, cooperation in developing advanced military technologies and increasing interoperability between its...
Indian Ocean

Australia and India’s Collaborative Defense Strategy against China’s Growing Naval Power in the Indian Ocean

In May 2022, the Haiwangxing, a Chinese navy Type 815 electronic surveillance ship, sailed near Australia's Harold E. Holt naval communication station, showcasing China's willingness to eavesdrop on allied communications. This raised concerns in Canberra, similar to those in New...
Kurdish Military

Peshmerga Reforms: Strengthening the Kurdish Military and Community

The Peshmerga, a term referring to Kurdish valor, originated in the twentieth-century struggle for Kurdish rights in Iraq. The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) emerged as powerful entities with their own Peshmerga forces. The...
south china sea

China’s People’s Armed Forces Maritime Militia: A Strategic Force in the South China Sea

China's People's Armed Forces Maritime Militia (PAFMM) is a civilian-military coast guard that operates in disputed waters near China. Its mission is to establish de facto control over these waters without triggering a "hot" war with rival claimants. The PAFMM...
Russian Military

Russia’s Military Fatalities in Ukraine: Rosstat’s ‘Unassigned Deaths’ Category

The Kremlin's efforts to conceal combat losses in Ukraine have made estimating these deaths difficult but not impossible. Alternative indicators to Moscow's official reporting are available, many of which have generated controversy. The Russian government's official statistical agency, Rosstat, has...
Pentagon spokesman Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.

Rising Tensions in the Middle East: US Military Shoots Down Missiles and Drones to Maintain Regional Stability

WASHINGTON Tensions in the Middle East are increasing, with US forces facing increasing threats as a Navy warship shot down missiles allegedly headed towards Israel and American bases in Iraq and Syria were repeatedly targeted by drone attacks. An attack...
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