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China Marine Corps on Show in the South China Sea

Amid the recent muscle-flexing in the disputed South China Sea, one maritime drill went largely unnoticed that could be an important harbinger of China’s strategic thinking, and how its forces could project power across heavily contested waters.

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Department of the Air Force expands potential basing locations for US Space Command Headquarters

With the establishment of the United States Space Force, the Department of the Air Force, in coordination with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, is announcing its revised approach for determining the permanent location of U.S. Space Command headquarters.

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New Nuclear Threats to the U.S.: Better to Deter Them or Play Dead?

At present, exactly zero percent of America’s nuclear platforms are modernized. Worse, when, in 2017, General Hyten… warned of the Russian threat, a common counter-narrative in the U.S. arms control community – and shared by some members of Congress — was that simply by proposing to modernize a then-rusting nuclear …

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China's Naval Aviation Force Shows up at Fiery Cross Reef

Chinese military aircraft have been sighted once again at its largest base in the disputed Spratly islands, suggesting that People’s Liberation Army Navy Air Force may be starting to use it as a base of operations, according to Jane’s.

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Israeli Air Force to Shutter F-16 Squadron, Focus on F-35s Amid Modernization Effort

The newly announced decision to shutter the Israeli Air Force’s (IAF) oldest F-16 squadron came as a direct result of the military’s large-scale, multi-year “Momentum” plan, which seeks to enhance the lethality of the Israel Defense Force (IDF) and signals a targeted focus on Iran.

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Silencing the Guns in Syria’s Idlib

With the Syrian regime’s offensive in Idlib paused, the time is now for a deal sparing the rebellion’s last stronghold the full wrath of reconquest. The parties should pursue an improved ceasefire including the regime, Russia, Turkey and the Islamist militants entrenched in the province.

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Azerbaijan’s foreign policy priorities and the role of the Middle East

Azerbaijan will soon celebrate 30 years since its independence and sovereignty was restored. However, the country’s foreign policy priorities have stayed largely the same since the early 1990s. That is, the restoration of territorial integrity, strengthening the country’s independence, and the development of strong regional economic partnerships.

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