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CHINA
China Increases Presence in East China Sea To Change Status Quo
By Cindy Hurst
China Claims Philippine Navy Seeks External Intervention in South China Sea
By Jacob Zenn
Sri Lanka Suspends Chinese Research Vessel Visits
By Matthew Stein
Uzbekistan and China Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement
By Matthew Stein
China Reinvigorates Belt and Road Initiative in Central Asia
By CPT Yunyi Zhou
RUSSIA
Russia Increases Defense Spending for 2024
By Dodge Billingsley
Russian Engineer Troops Gain Assault Combat Mission
By Chuck Bartles
Russia Developing Sixth-Generation Combat Aircraft
By Lionel Beehner
Belarus Agrees To Host Russian Tactical Nuclear Weapons
By Paris Gordon
IRAN
Iran Conducts Joint Exercises To Bolster Air Force
By Michael Rubin
Iranians Using Black Market VPNs To Bypass Restrictions
By Michael Rubin
Iran Warns United States Against Attacking Ships in Red Sea
By Holly Dagres
TERRORISM AND TRANSNATIONAL CRIME
Mexican Truckers Protest Rise In Cartel’s Cargo Theft
By Ryan Berg
Iraqi Shia Militia Attacks Create Atmosphere of Uncertainty
By Lucas Winter
GLOBAL OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
Ecuador Faces Reprisals for Indirect Support to Ukraine
By Ryan Berg
Sudanese Leader Sees Rwandan Model for Post-Conflict Sudan
By Jacob Zenn
Inaction on Gaza Underscores “Arab Street’s” Presumed Powerlessness
By Lucas Winter