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Ukraine War Likely To Reduce Russian Security Commitments in Central Asia

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/02/2022 | Comments Off on Ukraine War Likely To Reduce Russian Security Commitments in Central Asia

Emomali Rahmon and Vladimir Putin. “Emomali Rahmon and Vladimir Putin discussed issues of expanding cooperation in the field of security,…

Iranian F-14 Crash Highlights Iran’s Need for New Fighter Contract

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iranian F-14 Crash Highlights Iran’s Need for New Fighter Contract

An Iranian F-14 Fighter Jet. Recent news of an Iranian F-14 crash reinforces the notion that Iran’s diminishing stable of…

Iranian Trade With China Is Up, but So Is Political Risk

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iranian Trade With China Is Up, but So Is Political Risk

The Iranian port of Chabahar has become a focal point of Sino-Iranian trade. “China’s imports from Iran… grew by 26…

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards To Expand Drug Treatment Center

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards To Expand Drug Treatment Center

Inauguration of the second phase of the Shahid Ziyadian Treatment Center, Tehran. “Sometimes it takes up to a year and…

Iran Believes Turkey’s Rapprochement With Israel and Saudi Arabia Is a Threat

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iran Believes Turkey’s Rapprochement With Israel and Saudi Arabia Is a Threat

The President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, and the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. “This dual-track rapprochement, along with the…

Yemen’s Houthi Movement Continues To Recruit and Indoctrinate Child Combatants

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/02/2022 | Comments Off on Yemen’s Houthi Movement Continues To Recruit and Indoctrinate Child Combatants

Houthi logo on a house in Yafaa-Dhamar, Yemen (2013). “…Observers attribute the Houthis’ frantic race to recruit children to a…

Iván Márquez Survives Attack but FARC Dissidents Remain on the Run

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iván Márquez Survives Attack but FARC Dissidents Remain on the Run

Iván Márquez, one of the leaders of the FARC dissidents known as the Second Marquetalia. “Márquez ‘is being protected by…

Mexican Criminal Organizations Poised To Dominate South America’s Illicit Economies 

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/02/2022 | Comments Off on Mexican Criminal Organizations Poised To Dominate South America’s Illicit Economies 

Mexican Police stand guard on the back of a truck in Mexico City. “The Sinaloa Cartel’s tentacles stretch across almost…

Vietnam Trains Cambodian Navy Amid Chinese Competition

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/02/2022 | Comments Off on Vietnam Trains Cambodian Navy Amid Chinese Competition

Vietnam People’s Navy honor guard at ASEAN defense ministers meeting 2010-10-12. “The cooperation program in education and training between Cambodian…

India Strengthens Security Cooperation With Vietnam

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/02/2022 | Comments Off on India Strengthens Security Cooperation With Vietnam

“The Indian military has the advantage of operating similar platforms to Vietnam’s.” India has taken several measures to counter China…