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Iran’s Simorgh Transport Plane Makes Maiden Flight

By Dianne McIntosh | 08/25/2023 | Comments Off on Iran’s Simorgh Transport Plane Makes Maiden Flight

Iranian Defense Minister Mohammed Reza-Ashtiani meets with Abdul Karim Mahmoud Ibrahim “The Simorgh demonstrates … the industrial maturity of the…

Iran’s Persistent and Growing Influence in Latin America

By Dianne McIntosh | 08/25/2023 | Comments Off on Iran’s Persistent and Growing Influence in Latin America

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi delivers a campaign speech. “Our common position with these three countries is opposition to the hegemonic and…

Taliban Responds to UN Reports Claiming Taliban Rule Aids Terrorist Expansion

By Dianne McIntosh | 08/25/2023 | Comments Off on Taliban Responds to UN Reports Claiming Taliban Rule Aids Terrorist Expansion

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) decries a UN report “biased and far from reality” “A range of terrorist groups…

Russia and China Expanding Coast Guard Cooperation in Arctic

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/25/2023 | Comments Off on Russia and China Expanding Coast Guard Cooperation in Arctic

“Cooperation on Coast Guard tasks is both a concrete action and often seen as more harmless than military cooperation. The…

Smart Phones Playing Prominent Role in Russia-Ukraine War

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/10/2023 |

  Combatants have used civilian communications networks since the invention of the telegraph, and wireless communications are no exception. Cellular phones…

People’s Liberation Army Changing Mission of Civilian Personnel

By Dianne McIntosh | 06/01/2023 | Comments Off on People’s Liberation Army Changing Mission of Civilian Personnel

Emblem of People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support Force. “Civilian personnel can not only provide support for forward combat operations but…

Chinese Perspective on Manned-Unmanned Coordinated Operations on the Modern Battlefield

By Dianne McIntosh | 06/01/2023 | Comments Off on Chinese Perspective on Manned-Unmanned Coordinated Operations on the Modern Battlefield

Hongdu GJ-11 Sharp Sword [RG1]  (Chinese unmanned combat aerial vehicle). “The manned-unmanned combat team has rewritten the modern battlefield formation…

China Justifies Naval Pressure Against Japan

By Dianne McIntosh | 06/01/2023 | Comments Off on China Justifies Naval Pressure Against Japan

JS Kurama sails in the East China Sea during a trilateral exercise, June 2021. “When Sino-Japanese relations become extremely tense,…

China Celebrates Eyes Opportunity To Expand ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ With Mexico

By Dianne McIntosh | 06/01/2023 | Comments Off on China Celebrates Eyes Opportunity To Expand ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ With Mexico

A Mexican state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping, held by former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. “This year marks…

Regional Analyst Questions Effectiveness, Sustainability of Russian Missile Strikes in Ukraine

By Dianne McIntosh | 06/01/2023 | Comments Off on Regional Analyst Questions Effectiveness, Sustainability of Russian Missile Strikes in Ukraine

Kh-47M2 Kinzhal on a MiG-31K[RG1]  Victory Day Parade 2018 Moscow. “Russia is increas[ing] the intensity [of missile strikes] to somehow…