OE Watch Issue # 09, 2022

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CHINA

China Sharpens Tone Against U.S. Policy, Deepening Ties in Syria
By Lucas Winter

China Using Japanese Higher Education To Build Military Capability
By Cindy Hurst

China Probably Expanding Its Nuclear Testing Capability
By Cindy Hurst

China Issues New White Paper With Special Emphasis on Taiwan
By Peter Wood

China Carries Out Ballistic Missile Defense Test Amid Related Developments
By Peter Wood


RUSSIA

Algerian Military Deepening Ties to Russia
By Lucas Winter

Commercial UAVs Creating “Revolution in Artillery”
By Charles Bartles

High-Profile Female Colonel From Russian Proxy Force Killed in Ukraine
By Charles Bartles

Armenia Questions Russian Peacekeeping After Nagorno-Karabakh Incident
By Matthew Stein

Russia Rebuilding Military Airfields in the Arctic
By Les Grau


IRAN

Iran Reportedly Using New Carrier, Submarines To Expand Reach of Drones
By Michael Rubin

Iran Unveils Stealth Speedboats
By Michael Rubin

Iran’s Flawed Statistics and Growing Drug Addiction
By Michael Rubi


TERRORISM AND TRANSNATIONAL CRIME

Mexican Cartels Display Their Post-Pandemic Power With Orchestrated Violence
By Ryan Berg

Colombia’s Leftist President Seeks To Resume Negotiations With National Liberation Army
By Ryan Berg

Global Reactions Vary After Death of Al-Qaeda Leader Al-Zawahiri
By Jason Warner


GLOBAL OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

India Draws Lessons on Cyber and Electronic Effects From the War in Ukraine
By Matthew Stein

Venezuela Plays Host to China, Russia, and Iran in International Military Games
By Ryan Berg

African Stances on the Russia-Ukraine War Demonstrate Reliance on, Antipathy Toward West
By Jason Warner

Algerian Media Dismissive of Morocco Israel Security Cooperation
By Lucas Winter