OE Watch Issue # 07, 2024

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CHINA

Taiwan President’s Inaugural Speech Prompts Chinese Military Drills
By Cindy Hurst

China Concludes Its Largest Military Drills Near Taiwan
By MAJ Kevin Kusumoto

China Assures and Warns Japan Regarding Taiwan
By Dodge Billingsley

China Creating Undersea Cable Network in Response to United States Isolation Efforts
By Dodge Billingsley


RUSSIA

Russia Gains Combat Power from Volunteer Service
By Chuck Bartles

Russia Sees Need for Emphasized “React to Ambush” Training
By MAJ Andrew Fisher

Russian Drift Station Vital to Arctic Research Effort
By Les Grau

Russia Demonstrating Power Projection Capabilities With Havana Port Call
By Ryan Berg

Kazakhstan Imposes New Language Requirements for Citizens
By Lionel Beehner


IRAN

Iran Asserts the Strength of Its Air Defense Capabilities
By Holly Dagres

Bahrain May Renew Ties With Iran Following Saudi Arabia’s Lead
By Holly Dagres

Iran Spaceport to Open in 2025
By Michael Rubin


TERRORISM AND TRANSNATIONAL CRIME

Criminal Organizations Mar Violent Mexican Elections
By Ryan Berg

Pakistan Under Pressure to Protect China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Projects
By Matthew Stein

Burkina Faso Reels From Continued Terrorist Attacks
By Christopher Betts


OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Sudanese Armed Forces Employ Iranian Drones in Civil Conflict
By Jacob Zenn

Turkey Deploying Syrian Private Security Contractors to Niger
By Jacob Zenn

Rumors of Russian Military Cargo Activity Underscore Tunisia’s Eastward Turn Away From the United States
By Lucas Winter