Articles in this release include:

China

• China’s Army Newspaper Stresses Loyalty to Political Party
• Chinese Exercise Featuring “Robot Wolves” Aims To Enhance Tactical Advantages
• China and Russia Conduct Joint Sea-2025 Exercise
• New Chinese Polar Research Vessel Navigates Russian Arctic Waters
• China Establishes an 18-Day Arctic Containership Route to Europe

Russia

• Russia Expands Officer Education System To Achieve Personnel Goals
• Russia’s Refurbished Admiral Nakhimov Cruiser Starts Sea Trials
• Norway Celebrated Svalbard’s Centennial Anniversary Amid Tensions With Russia
• Russia Exploiting Ties With Minority Communities To Maintain Influence With Damascus

Iran

• Iran Replaces Air Defenses Following the 12-Day War
• Iranian Intelligence Asserts Domestic Control Despite 12-Day War Losses

North Korea

• Kim Jong Un Photo With Troops Exposes Malnutrition and Stunted Growth
• North Korea Rejects South Korean Rapprochement Efforts

Terrorism and Transnational Crime

• Japan Expresses Concern Over Rising Piracy in the Strait of Malacca and Singapore Strait
• Venezuela and Colombia Establish Economic Border Zone in Crime and Terrorism-Affected Region
• Terrorist Attack on Benin Border Post Poses Threat to Nigeria Global Operational Environment
• Pakistan Aims To Strengthen Air Defenses Following India’s Strikes
• Turkey Leery of Kurdistan Workers’ Party Disarmament and Integration Operations in Syria
• Israel’s Regional Operations Prompt Concerns About Broader Hybrid Warfare Ambitions
• Panama Asserts Sovereignty, Seeking To Cancel Chinese Port Concessions Amid Great Power Competition