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OE Watch Issue # 03, 2024

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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


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