OE Watch Issue # 06, 2024

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CHINA

China Unveils Its Most Advanced Aircraft Carrier
By MAJ Kevin Kusumoto

China Introduces People’s Liberation Army-Information Support Force
By Cindy Hurst

Potential Flashpoint Stemming From Undersea Data Cable Network Access Restrictions
By Dodge Billingsley

Peru’s Stance On Megaport Is a Test of China’s Influence
By Ryan Berg


RUSSIA

Russia Evaluates Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Combat Missions
By Chuck Bartles

Russian Import-Substitution Impacts Armored Vehicle Production
By MAJ Andrew Fisher

Russian Iskandar Brigade Moves Closer to Finland
By Les Grau

Russia Withdraws Its Forces from Nagorno-Karabakh
By Matthew Stein

Russia Redeploys Military Police to Southern Syria
By Lucas Winter

Revisiting Russian “Africa Corps’” Organizational Structure
By Jacob Zenn


IRAN

Iran To Cooperate With Russia On Gas Infrastructure and Trade
By Michael Rubin

Iranian Commander Threatens Pursuit of Nuclear Weapon
By Holly Dagres

Iran’s Army Chief Claims It Is Accelerating Israel’s Destruction
By Holly Dagres

Iran Seeks To Cultivate Pakistani and Kurdish Support
By Michael Rubin

TERRORISM AND TRANSNATIONAL CRIME

Mali Launches Successful Counterterrorism Operations
By Christopher Betts

West African Joint Task Force’s “Psychological” Approach Sees Increased Boko Haram Defections
By Jacob Zenn


GLOBAL OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Georgian Parliament Discusses Impacts of “Russia Law”
By Dodge Billingsley

Armenia Hints It May Withdraw From Russia-Backed Regional Security Bloc
By Lionel Beehner

Cracks Appear in Maduro Regime
By Ryan Berg