OE Watch Issue # 09, 2024

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CHINA

Chinese Marines Participate in Brazil’s Military Exercise for the First Time
By Dodge Billingsley

Egypt is Rumored To Have Signed Purchase Agreement for Chinese J-10C Fighters
By Lucas Winter

The China-Africa Cooperation Forum Focuses on Chinese Military Expansion in Africa
By Jacob Zenn

China Conducts First Live-Fire Exercise Integrating Aircraft Carriers and Amphibious Assault Ships
By Kevin Kusumoto

Possible New Chinese Frigate Offers Clues on Future Weapons Testing
By Cindy Hurst

Chinese Icebreaker Makes Port Call in Murmansk
By Les Grau


RUSSIA

Russia Conducts Its Largest Naval Exercise in More Than 30 Years
By Dodge Billingsley

Russian Duma to Strengthen Pro-Kremlin Youth Movements
By Lionel Beehner

The Evolution of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Ukraine
By Chuck Bartles


IRAN

Iran Exports Important Nanotechnology to Russia
By Michael Rubin

Iran Is Building a Wall Along Its Afghan Border
By Holly Dagres

Iran Believes Israel is Too Weak to Take on Hezbollah
By Holly Dagres


NORTH KOREA

North Korea Unveils New 12-Axle ICBM Launcher      
By Anthony W. Holmes

North Korea Reveals Previously Undisclosed Uranium Enrichment Site
By Anthony W. Holmes


TERRORISM AND TRANSNATIONAL CRIME

Drone Warfare Is Becoming a Common Tactic in Mali
By Christopher Betts

Cartel Internecine Warfare Erupts in the State of Sinaloa
By Ryan C. Berg


OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

German Opinion Divided on Increased Multi-Domain Task Force Capabilities
By Second Lieutenant Vinzent Speierl (German Army)

India Considers Implications After the Collapse of the Bangladeshi Government
By Matthew Stein

Tuareg Separatist Militants Form an Alliance Against Junta-Led Governments in Mali and Niger
By Jacob Zenn