South East Asia

US stealth fighters will arrive in northern Japan in 2026, local official says

The U.S. Air Force will begin deploying F-35A Lightning II fighters to northeast Japan in spring 2026, according to a Misawa city base affairs official. The Pentagon in July announced plans to send 48 of the fifth-generation fighters to Misawa Air Base to replace 36 F-16 Fighting Falcons. The announcement …

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In Meetings In Islamabad, Iran’s Foreign Minister And Pakistani Leaders Raise Palestine And Kashmir Issues, Hint Of Joint Pakistan-Iran Security Operations In Balochistan

On November 4, Iran’s Foreign Minister Syed Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad on a two-day visit. In the Pakistani capital, Araghchi met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Pakistan Army Chief Gen. Asim Munir, and others. Pakistani media reports said that the Iranian foreign minister’s goal was …

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Suspected sabotage by a Chinese vessel in the Baltic Sea speaks to a wider threat

Officially the Yi Peng 3 is just a bulk carrier, one of countless such ships carrying everything from grain to coal, aluminum, and fertilizer. But as she left Russia’s Baltic port of Ust-Luga last week, the Chinese-flagged ship may have had a rather different mission. Authorities and the open-source intelligence …

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War and Peace in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

What It Will Mean for the World When Machines Shape Strategy and Statecraft From the recalibration of military strategy to the reconstitution of diplomacy, artificial intelligence will become a key determinant of order in the world. Immune to fear and favor, AI introduces a new possibility of objectivity in strategic …

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Turkey’s Strategic Balancing Efforts Amid the US–China AI Confrontation

As the US–China rivalry over AI intensifies, Turkey is seeking to navigate a path between the two powers, striving for autonomy in the global tech race. The rivalry between the US and China has taken a new form, centering on artificial intelligence (AI), a pivotal technology for future influence. President …

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Balochistan Liberation Charter: The Baloch National Struggle Is A Secular Movement Against The Islamic Republics Of Iran And Pakistan

The following is the Balochistan Liberation Charter promoted by the Free Balochistan Movement, headed by Hyrbyair Marri, one of the most popular leaders among Baloch people. He is the son of the renowned Baloch nationalist leader Khair Bakhsh Marri, who was the chief of the Marri Baloch tribe and head …

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Welcome To BRICS+: The Economic Power Of Multipolar World – Analysis

The developing world arrived in Kazan, the capital of Republic of Tatarstan, driving by economic transformation proposals backed by the numerical strength of participants to portray their collective weight of influence to boost de-dollarization and a new global financial payment system, design a new mechanism for a long-term economic integration …

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SOUTH ASIA INTELLIGENCE REVIEW

Pakistan As Pakistan gears up for the forthcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit scheduled for October 15 and 16 in Islamabad, in which nine full members, including China, India, Iran and Russia, are participating, stepped up insurgent violence in Balochistan has become a serious headache for the Pakistani establishment. In …

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India’s Muslims: An Increasingly Marginalized Population

Summary Some two hundred million Muslims live in India, making up the predominantly Hindu country’s largest minority group.For decades, Muslim communities have faced discrimination in employment and education and encountered barriers to achieving wealth and political power. They are disproportionately the victims of communal violence.Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the …

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China’s Dollar Dilemma

Increasingly intensifying U.S. economic sanctions targeting Russia’s financial system have deepened concerns in China over its extensive dollar asset holdings and the Chinese financial system’s reliance on dollars. Increasingly intensifying U.S. economic sanctions targeting Russia’s financial system have deepened concerns in China over its extensive dollar asset holdings and the …

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