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People carry the coffins of victims, who were killed in a blast, during funeral in Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan on July 31

Recent Spurt in Terror Attacks in NW Pakistan

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On 30 July, a suicide attack was launched at Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) gathering in the village of Khar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bajaur district. The...
US military vehicles that Taliban forces claim to have repaired

Weapons Abandoned by US Forces in Afghanistan

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According to an official assessment carried out by the US Defense Department about the arms left behind in Afghanistan, released in August 2021, the...
Development In The Taiwan Strait

Developments In The Taiwan Strait

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Strategy & Capabilities Key Takeaways • Although the PRC publicly advocates for peaceful unification with Taiwan, the PRC has never renounced the use of military force;...
Chinese naval troops and amphibious armor advance ashore during an amphibious exercise.

Developments in the South & East China Seas

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The PRC's Spratly outposts are capable of supporting military operations, include advanced weapon systems, and have supported non-combat aircraft; however, no large-scale presence of...
Recent Developments in China’s Western Theatre

Recent Developments in China’s Western Theatre

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The Western Theater Command is oriented toward India and counterterrorism missions along China's Central Asia borders. The Western Theater Command is geographically the largest theater...
China has increased the amount it spent on foreign lobbying by roughly 540 between 2016 and 2020

China’s Influence Operations

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There is substantial disagreement about what actions qualify as an influence operation, but for the sake of this article, we will refer to them...
A jurisdictional hearing in July 2015 in the arbitral proceedings Philippines vs China

China’s Lawfare Strategy

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China has been accused of using lawfare tactics to further its interests in other countries. Lawfare refers to the use of legal systems and...
Global Times is the official mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party and is an instrument for building narratives

Cognitive Domain Combat From Intelligence Perspective

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Zhang Zhiwei Practice has proved that cognitive domain operations have broken the traditional online and offline data barriers. Through the integrated use of telecommunication networks,...
Major Ground Units of the PLA

PLA Forces and Capabilities, Developments in 2021-22

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Key Takeaways: • The PLAA emphasized realistic training scenarios and standardization of training methods during the exercise STRIDE-2021 and throughout extensive joint amphibious training that utilized...
Radar systems on display at the 9th World Radar Expo in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on April 22, 2021

PLA Advancing Toward an Informatized Military

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Key Takeaways • The PLA considers information operations (IO) as a means of achieving information dominance early in a conflict, and continues to expand the scope...

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