Indonesia, Papua New Guinea strengthen defense ties with training, border security initiatives
Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) are progressively enhancing their defense relationship, underscoring a shared commitment to regional stability and mutual security. This growing partnership
A new US, Russia, China nuclear arms race spells danger
Unlike in the Cold War, the United States faces the prospect in the next decade of two peer nuclear adversaries, which will together have twice
Paetongtarn Shinawatra chosen as new Thailand prime minister
Thai lawmakers have picked Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, as premier. At 37, Paetongtarn becomes the youngest prime minister
Kursk incursion aimed to start talks
Kyiv says Kursk incursion is used to pressure Moscow to join talks Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said on Friday that Ukraine’s recent surprise cross-border
Fiji, U.S., Host Seminar for Regional Land Forces
Against the backdrop of the scenic Pacific Ocean, and a traditional kava ceremony, the armies of Fiji and the United States kicked off the 48th
Reluctantly, America eyes building more nuclear weapons
The nuclear de-escalation that followed the cold war is over, the Pentagon warned this month. In its place is a new rivalry among nuclear and almost-nuclear
AUKUS Agreement for Cooperation Related to Naval Nuclear Propulsion
AUKUS partners signed the trilateral Agreement Among the Government of Australia, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Government of
Japan to export naval antennas to India for Indo-Pacific deterrence
Japan will supply naval ship antennas to Quad ally India in a bid to strengthen deterrence in the Indo-Pacific, Nikkei has learned, with the deal
Kursk attack will force Russia to negotiate, says Zelensky aide
Russia’s border defences “were not prepared” for Ukraine’s multi-battalion assault, according to the British Ministry of Defence. Russia’s initial response was “disarray and disorganisation,” the
Pacific island news outlets face government pressure, China influence
Press freedom is faltering across Pacific island nations as cash-strapped news outlets fall under the sway of local governments and China’s expanding influence, with longtime