OE Watch Issue # 05, 2024

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CHINA

China Rehearsing Possible Taiwan Decapitation Operation
By Cindy Hurst

China Reveals Its Carrier-Based J-15D Electronic Warfare Fighter
By Kevin Kusumoto

China Employs AI Enabled Water Cannon To Enforce South China Sea Territorial Claims
By Dodge Billingsley

China Uses Non-Lethal Tactics To Harass Philippines Personnel
By Jacob Zenn

Chinese Officials Seek Engagement With All Middle East Regional Players
By Lucas Winter


RUSSIA

Sanctions Drive Russia’s Shift to Domestic Weapons Production
By Dodge Billingsley

Russian-Finnish Tensions Rise Amidst Border Closures and “Hybrid” Tactics
By Lionel Beehner

Belarussian Military Undertakes Mass Training Mobilization
By Paris Gordon


IRAN

Iranian Warships Conduct Joint Naval Drills With China and Russia
By Holly Dagres

Iran Highlights Recent Missile Achievements
By Michael Rubin

Iranian Senior Advisor Believes Resistance Axis Already Defeated Israel
By Holly Dagres

Iran’s Supreme Leader Says Western Civilization is the Enemy
By Michael Rubin

TERRORISM AND TRANSNATIONAL CRIME

Venezuela’s Maduro Targets Previous Allies Under Anti-Corruption Campaign
By Ryan Berg

Turkey Conducts Counterterrorism Operations Against the Islamic State
By Christopher Betts

Islamic State Resurgence Demoralizes Mozambican Soldiers
By Jacob Zenn


GLOBAL OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Ecuador’s Raid on Mexican Embassy Fractures Regional Comity
By Ryan Berg

India Successfully Tests Agni-V Ballistic Missile Upgrade
By Matthew Stein