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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