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India and Japan: A Defence Partnership Coming of Age
There was a time when relations between India and Japan were couched in the polite, almost ceremonial language of shared values and trade ties. Today, however, the two democracies are moving decisively into terrain that matters rather more in the…
Ulchi Freedom Shield 25: Why America and South Korea are Rehearsing for a War They Hope Never Comes
The United States and South Korea have embarked on Ulchi Freedom Shield 25—an 11-day military exercise that is as much a demonstration of deterrence as it is a rehearsal for a nightmare scenario. From August 18 to 28th, tens of…
China and Russia Join Forces in Pacific Drills, Sparking Alarm in Canberra
China and Russia have concluded a five-day series of joint naval patrols in the waters off Vladivostok, deepening military cooperation between the two authoritarian powers and delivering what many in the West see as a provocative signal of growing strategic…
Talisman Sabre 2025: Allies Join Digital Front in First-Ever Cyber Defence Drill
In a landmark step towards a fully integrated digital defence alliance, cyber units from Australia, New Zealand and the United States have, for the first time, jointly conducted a live-fire cyber warfare exercise during this year’s Talisman Sabre war games,…
Lights Out Over the Strait: Taiwan, Blockade, and a Conflict That Could Reshape the Pacific
This week the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released Lights Out? Wargaming a Chinese Blockade of Taiwan, a detailed simulation-driven enquiry by Mark F. Cancian, Matthew F. Cancian and Eric Heginbotham. Over the course of 26 separate wargames, Beijing…
Exercise Talisman Sabre: American Paratroopers Descend on Australia in Spectacular Night Drop
They dropped from the stars with the precision of a scalpel and the impact of a hammer. At precisely the right moment on July 14th, in the pitch-black skies above rural Australia, U.S. Army paratroopers descended through the night, their…