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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