OE Watch Issue # 04, 2024

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CHINA

The Philippines Plans Purchase of First Submarines To Counter China
By Cindy Hurst

China’s Utilization of Domestic Information Operations Tactics
By Yunyi Zhou

China’s Strategic Bomber Puts United States and Allies Within Range
By Alpha Ngo

New Details Emerge About China’s H-20 Stealth Bomber
By Kevin Kusumoto

China Accuses United States of Being Largest Proliferator of Space Militarization
By Kevin Kusumoto

China’s Initiates Push To Establish a Military Base in Gabon
By Jacob Zenn


RUSSIA

Details Emerge on the Russian Medical System in Ukraine
By Chuck Bartles

The Race to Incorporate Artificial Intelligence Into Attack Drones in Ukraine
By Paris Gordon

Russia Bids Farewell to the Northern Military District
By Les Grau

Russia Invoking Heroic Military Heritage To Frame Current War
By Dodge Billingsley

Russia Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Crimean Annexation
By Lionel Beehner


IRAN

Iran Navy Upgrades Bell-212 Helicopters
By Michael Rubin

Iranian Self-Sufficiency in Aircraft Spare Parts May Benefit Sanctioned States
By Michael Rubin

Iranian Navy Conducts Ballistic Missile Launches From Warship
By Holly Dagres

Iran Vaunts Benefits of State-Owned Construction Company
By Holly Dagres

Venezuela Seeks To Rectify Deteriorating Relations With Iran
By Ryan Berg


TERRORISM AND TRANSNATIONAL CRIME

Mexico’s Cartel-Related Violence Spikes as Elections Approach
By Ryan Berg

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Names New Leader
By Christopher Betts

Hamas and Houthis Target Youth as New “Islamic Resistance” Movement Emerges
By Lucas Winter


GLOBAL OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Armenia Distances Itself From Instruments of Russian Security
By Matthew Stein

India’s Plan To Counter China and Sustain Maritime Sphere of Influence
By Jacob Zenn