Crime & Justice
US expands maritime crackdown on Iran's illicit shipping fleets
Crime & Justice
US boards Iran-linked tanker in Indian Ocean as maritime crackdown expands
Diplomacy
Philippines sets sovereignty bar for any oil deal with China in disputed waters
Diplomacy
New Zealand and Cook Islands sign defense pact, sidelining China
Science & Technology
US and allies keep undersea edge over China
US and allied submarines still hold the edge. China's 'Transparent Ocean' push cannot match Western stealth, doctrine, communications and coalition strength in the Indo-Pacific.
Crime & Justice
US interceptions spotlight risks from Iran-linked 'dark fleet' tankers
Capabilities
Balikatan 2026 opens with expanded allied drills in Philippines
US, Japan, Philippines deepen 'denial strategy', increase burden sharing
Deployments and exercises near Taiwan increasingly suggest a tacit denial strategy aimed at complicating any Chinese attempt to break through the first island chain.
Philippines accuses China of poisoning disputed waters after cyanide seized from vessels
In addition to threatening the lives of naval personnel, the alleged poisoning could cause severe reef degradation so Beijing could fabricate an environmental crisis to blame on the Philippines.
Security
US lawmakers propose bill to bolster Taiwan undersea cable resilience against China
Capabilities
Japan's diplomatic bluebook 'downgrades' Chinese ties, highlights threat
Capabilities
India deploys stealth frigate, nuclear submarine in signal to China
Capabilities
Taiwanese KMT chair's outreach to China draws international backlash
Capabilities
Scholars seek legal clarity, transparency in W. Philippine Sea
Capabilities
Fast, far and precise: US forces deploy HIMARS in Exercise Cobra Gold
Capabilities
US introduces Precision Strike Missile in combat against Iran
Capabilities
UK denounces failed Iranian strike on Diego Garcia; US downs missile
Capabilities
Naval drills bolster Manila's S. China Sea claims, Philippine ex-justice says
Capabilities
CM-302 failure in Iran exposes cracks in China's missile exports
Capabilities
Chinese, Taiwanese will unite, China's Xi tells Taiwanese opposition leader
Capabilities
Taiwan cracks down on illegal Chinese poaching of tech talent
Capabilities
India curbs reliance on Chinese technology over security concerns
Capabilities
Vietnam's To Lam elected president, shifts from collective rule toward Xi-style power
Capabilities
Four years after volcanic eruption, onerous Chinese loan weighs on Tonga's recovery
