OE Watch Issue # 05, 2023

Ugandan General Muhoozi Kainerugaba (right), meets with Rwandan President Paul Kagame (left) in Kigali, Rwanda on 22 January 2021

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China

China Now Claims To Have World’s Top Destroyer Force
By Cindy Hurst

People’s Liberation Army Exploring Military Applications of ChatGPT
By Thomas Shrimpton

Chinese Seeking To Use AI Disinformation Database for Cognitive Defense
By Thomas Shrimpton

Vietnam Defense Exhibition Shows Diversified International Partnerships To Balance Against China
By Jacob Zenn


Russia

Russia Tries To Appeal to New Contract Soldiers in Moscow
By Ray Finch

Facing European Sanctions, Russian Redirects Grain and Coal to Asian Customers
By Les Grau

Retired SHAPE Vice Chief of Staff Shares His Thoughts on Russia’s War in Ukraine
By Dodge Billingsley


Iran

Iran Installs New Precision Missiles on Army Helicopters
By Michael Rubin

Iran Seeks To Reestablish Embassy and Consulate in Saudi Arabia Before Hajj
By Michael Rubin

Iran Considers Rapprochement With Pakistan
By Michael Rubin


Terrorism and Transnational Crime

Global Terrorism Declined Slightly in 2022, With the Sahel as the New Epicenter
By Jason Warner

Leader of Al-Qaeda’s Sahelian Branch Explains His Group’s Goals
By Jason Warner

Multinational Joint Task Force Lauds Counterterrorism Success Against Boko Haram
By Jacob Zenn

El Salvador’s State of Emergency Marks One Year With No End in Sight
By Ryan Berg


Global Operational Environment

Top Ugandan General Adds to Growing List of Pro-Russian African Military Personnel
By Jason Warner

Ongoing Clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh Threaten Fragile Truce
By Matthew Stein

Lessons for India From the War in Ukraine
By Matthew Stein

Egypt and India Deepen Security Cooperation
By Lucas Winter

Brazil’s President Pushes ‘Peace Club’ for Russia’s War in Ukraine
By Ryan Berg

South Korea Bolsters Defense Collaboration in the Arabian Peninsula
By Lucas Winter