OE Watch Issue # 01, 2022

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CHINA

China Continues To Beef Up Border and Coastal Defense
By Cindy Hurst

Chinese Military Uses AI To Develop World’s Smallest and Most Powerful Coilgun
By Cindy Hurst

PLA Practices UAV-Delivered Logistical Support for Airborne Operations
By Peter Wood


RUSSIA

Developments in Russia’s BARS Reserve System
By Charles Bartles

Russia Develops and Implements Counter-UAV Tactics and Technologies
By Charles Bartles

Russian Airborne Receiving Modernized SVD “Sniper Rifle”
By Lester Grau

Russian Theorists Contemplating Preemptive Wars
By Ray Finch

New Russian Film About Syrian Operations Promotes Kremlin Narrative
By Ray Finch

A Turkish Perspective on the Geopolitics of the Russia-Ukraine Crisis
By Karen Kaya


IRAN

Iran-Pakistan Bolstering Naval Cooperation
By Michael Rubin

Iran Agrees To Gas Swap with Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan
By Michael Rubin

Iran and Syria Seek To Jumpstart Economic Ties
By Michael Rubin


TERRORISM AND TRANSNATIONAL CRIME

COVID-19 Diverting Resources from Terrorism Fight in the Sahel
By Robert Feldman

Mozambique: Foreign Mercenaries Not Enough To Beat Terrorism
By Robert Feldman

East African Special Forces Commit to Cross-Border Counter-Terrorism Operations
By Jacob Zenn

Indonesia Casts Wide Net in Terrorism Arrests
By Jacob Zenn

ISIS Ramps Up Attacks in Iraq’s Disputed Territories
By Lucas Winter


GLOBAL OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Ethiopia Acquiring Emirati and Chinese Drones
By Jacob Zenn

Saudi Arabia’s Domestic UAV Program Slow To Get Off the Ground
By Lucas Winter

Syrian Kurds Balancing Great Powers To Secure Future in Syria
By Ihsan Gündüz

Central Asian States Take the Initiative in Security Cooperation
By Matthew Stein

Indian Forces Work on Airlift Capabilities in Ladakh
By Matthew Stein

Nicaragua’s Ortega Consolidating Dictatorship with Russian and Chinese Backing
By Ryan Berg

Honduras Election Likely To Expand China’s Geopolitical Footprint
By Ryan Berg

FARC Dissident Groups’ High-Level Leaders Killed
By Ryan Berg