- May 16th, 2026
The Philippine Army is undertaking a significant reassessment of its armored warfare roadmap, a process that is increasingly expanding beyond platform selection into wider questions of supply chain resilience, alliance diversification, and long-term combat readiness amid intensifying Indo-Pacific security competition....
The transit of a 10-ship Russian naval convoy through Japan’s strategically sensitive Tsushima Strait has intensified international scrutiny over Moscow’s accelerating militarisation of sanctions-evasion shipping networks stretching from the Baltic Sea to the Indo-Pacific maritime theatre. The convoy’s movement into...
The participation of Japanese combat troops for the first time in a multinational military exercise concluded today, marking a symbolic inflection point in Indo-Pacific security architecture and reviving an intensifying strategic debate over whether regional middle powers should move toward...
Japan has conducted its first live anti-ship missile firing exercise on Philippine soil, sinking a decommissioned Philippine Navy vessel during the ongoing Balikatan 2026 multinational military drills, in a move widely seen as a significant shift in Tokyo’s postwar defense...
Over the past decade, capitals from Canberra to Paris, New Delhi to Tokyo and London have rolled out Indo‑Pacific strategies with the confidence of a shared script: that maritime coalitions stabilize the system, secure sea lanes and quietly contain a...
The latest remarks by Donald Trump questioning why major Asian economies have not stepped up militarily to secure vital energy corridors such as the Strait of Hormuz have stirred debate across diplomatic and financial circles. But beyond the political rhetoric,...
Japan’s quiet but consequential deployment of upgraded Type-12 surface-to-ship missiles marks a pivotal moment in its postwar security trajectory—one that signals a transition from strictly defensive doctrine toward a more assertive, operational counterstrike capability. While the movement of missile launchers...
Lessons from Iran’s nuclear latency strategy are forcing a strategic rethink in Tokyo and Seoul amid doubts about the credibility of the US nuclear umbrella. The war involving Iran has delivered a stark and unsettling verdict on one of the...
Japan is considering a significant expansion of its military presence on the remote island of Iwo Jima as rising Chinese naval activity beyond the First Island Chain fuels concern in Tokyo about the vulnerability of key Pacific bases such as...
China’s escalating restrictions on Japanese defence-linked companies have largely been framed as a bilateral clash between Asia’s two largest economies. Yet the consequences extend far beyond Tokyo and Beijing. Across Southeast Asia, where supply chains for rare earths, electronics, automotive...
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