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Executive Summary Recent reports, including those from CNN regarding internal investigations within the Central Military Commission (CMC) that may touch upon Vice Chairman Zhang Youxia, suggest a profound and high-stakes power struggle within Beijing’s political core. As one of the…
Executive Summary The large-scale military exercises conducted by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) around Taiwan in late 2025 underscore Beijing’s deepening reliance on “coercive signaling” as a primary instrument for cross-strait management. While these maneuvers stopped short of kinetic conflict,…
Executive Summary Tensions between China and Japan increasingly reflect a fundamental shift in the architecture of strategic competition in East Asia. Rather than escalating through kinetic military confrontation, rivalry is now expressed through a sophisticated blend of regulatory enforcement, legal…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The confirmed joint military and coast guard patrols conducted by China around the Scarborough Shoal (Bajo de Masinloc) in late November 2025 mark a critical and aggressive pivot in Beijing’s South China Sea strategy. This public action signifies…
Executive Summary A recent report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reveals a critical strategic anomaly: despite Beijing’s consistently growing defense budget and intense push for military modernization, the revenues of China’s major military industrial corporations plummeted by…
Executive Summary The headline confirming Australia’s participation in Exercise Malabar 2025 signifies a critical juncture in the evolution of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad). This commentary argues that Malabar is transitioning the Quad from a consultative diplomatic platform into a…
Introduction On 22 November 2025, the United Kingdom and Indonesia unveiled a landmark £4 billion maritime capability and ship-modernisation programme, marking one of the most significant bilateral security partnerships between a European power and Southeast Asia in recent years. The…
In a clear signal of growing strategic coordination in the Indo-Pacific region, the four-nation United States Indo‑Pacific Command (US INDOPACOM)-led exercise Exercise Malabar 2025 took place 10–18 November 2025 around the island of Guam, involving the naval and air forces…
As regional tensions intensify, the AUKUS security partnership has re-entered the spotlight. However, analysts argue that while nuclear-powered submarines are a central element of the pact, the Indo-Pacific region requires a far broader strategy to ensure long-term stability. Recent commentary…
On 17 November 2025, the HMS Prince of Wales-led Carrier Strike Group (CSG) of the Royal Navy (UK) declared full operational capability with its complement of Lockheed Martin F-35B fifth-generation fighters ready under the command of the North Atlantic Treaty…
