The triple satellite deployment, designated Yaogan 51-07, 51-08, and 51-09, lifted off aboard a Long March 2C rocket from Launch Complex 3 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 15:58 UTC. Chinese authorities declared the mission a success shortly after separation. The Yaogan…
Hong Kong authorities have installed “anti-terrorism” collision bollards outside a department store in Causeway Bay, one of the city’s busiest shopping districts – a project with a HK$5 million price tag. The bollards, which were still wrapped in foam sheeting on…
Power at Sea; The United States, and the Struggle for Order in the Indo-Pacific. By Themistoklis Zanidis. Independently published ISBN: 979-8-1760-0032-0. www.themiszanidis.com Reviewed by Tim Coyle Themistoklis (Themis) Zanidis is an independent geopolitical analyst and writer based in New…
These experts have gathered in the Namibian desert to find out whether a nuclear weapons test has been done there. Although it is yet to enter into force, a global norm against nuclear testing is emerging. “This is only the…
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The eighth Moscow Format consultations on October 5, 2026, exposed this contradiction. The meeting ended without a joint statement after Taliban representatives objected to language associating Afghanistan with terrorism. Russian envoy Zamir Kabulov acknowledged the disagreement between Kabul and Islamabad. The failure…
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy aircraft carrier Shandong has departed dry dock at Yulin Naval Base on Hainan Island after approximately nine months of deep refurbishment, with imagery shared online indicating that the vessel has begun its first sea…
BEIJING - China's rocket force has begun using the Dongfeng-61 intercontinental ballistic missile, unveiled at a military parade in Beijing last year, in routine training, state-run China Central Television said Thursday. The land-based ICBM was unveiled at a September 2025 parade in…
Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi listens during the ASEAN+1 Defense Ministers' Informal Meeting with Japan in Cebu, central Philippines, Oct. 28. AP-Yonhap North Korea on Friday criticized Japan's push to increase defense spending, saying it will darken prospects of Japan's economic…
Published: Nov. 6, 2026 - 09:35:47 The commander of US Forces Korea has met with Japan's defense minister to discuss defense cooperation among allies and like-minded countries in the Indo-Pacific region, according to Japan's defense ministry. Gen. Xavier Brunson, who also leads the United…
Power competition in the Indo‑Pacific: Taiwan Strait, South China Sea, and regional flashpoints.
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