World Military Analysis
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EU common defense construction faces new variables
To improve its independent defense capabilities and reduce its security dependence on the US, the EU has accelerated the integration of national defense technologies and industrial bases, and vigorously promoted the construction of common defense in recent years.
2023-02-20 17:15 -
US-Japan-ROK relationship faces three constraints
In the short to medium term, due to factors such as conflicts between Tokyo and Seoul and differences in interests, it is still difficult for the trilateral cooperation to develop into a trilateral alliance. They face at least three constraints on the way to build a trilateral alliance.
2023-02-16 19:04 -
Japan-Philippines defense relations warm up amid ulterior motives
The Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos made an official visit to Japan from February 8 to 12, and met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on February 9, according to Japanese media reports. The two sides will actively promote economic, trade and defense cooperation.
2023-02-15 18:59 -
NATO throws 'nuclear bait' to South Korea
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg started his visit to South Korea and Japan on Sunday, but the "gifts" he brings with him aren't good. During his trip to South Korea, he mainly discussed issues related to North Korea. He said that the visit demonstrated "the increased importance of the partnership between NATO and the Republic of Korea."
2023-01-31 10:44 -
US military-industrial complex takes advantage of Ukraine crisis to make big fortune
Data released by the US State Department on January 25 showed that US arms sales to other countries and regions had a year-over-year increase of nearly 50 percent in Fiscal Year 2022. One important reason is the escalation of the Ukraine crisis. Many analysts pointed out that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is a tragedy for the world, but American arms dealers have made big fortune out of this crisis.
2023-01-30 16:45 -
World sees more complicated trends in joint military exercises in 2023
The past year of 2022 has seen an eventful world shrouded in dark clouds of conflicts, with joint military exercises being staged one after another across the world against the background of the yearlong Russia-Ukraine conflict. As confrontation is growing in intensity, military exercises have become more tech-oriented - new technologies are tested, new equipment keeps emerging, and new forces are coming to the fore.
2023-01-29 17:56 -
Japan and ROK to be in danger in promoting NATO’s ambitions in Asia-Pacific
Japan and South Korea should have been beneficiaries of peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and regional integration. However, they have turned into destroyers of peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region amidst the populist agitation of domestic conservative politicians.
2023-01-29 17:55 -
US hype of China's "nuclear threats" lays bare its double standards, again
The recent "two plus two" meeting between American and Japanese foreign and defense ministers once again had China in its crosshairs. Not only did the two countries agree to expand their military cooperation targeting China as an imaginary enemy, but they also vowed to keep a close eye on China’s ongoing and accelerating nuclear weapon development.
2023-01-28 18:23 -
Stay vigilant against four new trends of US military in Asia-Pacific
The Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz in Guam, the first newly constructed Marine Corps base in 70 years by the US, has been officially activated on January 26, according to several US media reports. Those reports analyzed that this is a specific move to implement measures to enhance strength against the so-called "great-power competition", especially to boost military intervention capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region.
2023-01-28 17:53 -
US adjusts military deployment in Asia-Pacific region
In 2022, the US issued a new-version National Security Strategy (NSS), in which the Asia-Pacific region is viewed as a major area for frontier deployment. The US aims to have frontier deployment featuring "multi-functions, higher flexibility and tenacity" in Japan, while working hand in hand with Japan to promote multilateral military cooperation with other countries.
2023-01-20 17:30 -
Japan drifts farther away from peace by developing super Aegis warship
Japan has several reasons for piling all these advanced weapon systems on the super destroyer – this will help it acquire the aggressive capabilities of attacking the military bases and commanding units of other countries, something it has dreamed of for a long time, and will also significantly augment the capability of its maritime, land and air platforms to carry out strikes in coordination.
2023-01-19 23:31 -
Cooperation with NATO may lead India to public opinion backlash, greater losses of strategic autonomy
For NATO desiring to extend its tentacles into the Asia-Pacific region and India eager to obtain a bigger say in regional affairs, an increased interaction may be a relatively reasonable stopgap for both. But if such cooperation goes further, New Delhi will have to encounter severe backlash from its people and face greater losses of diplomatic and strategic autonomy.
2023-01-27 22:06 -
Europe will only suffer from deeper bond with NATO
Europe has been pushed to the front line of confrontation with Russia while the US is watching the show at a safe distance. The US passed on the cost of confrontation with Russia to Europe, which is to pass on the risks and contradictions to Europe. Under such circumstances, Europe should really evaluate the decision of signing a joint declaration of cooperation with NATO and further concentrate European defense dominance in the hands of the US based on its own real interests.
2023-01-18 17:41 -
Japan-India joint air exercise intensifies regional instability
Against the backdrop of the China-India tension in recent years, Japan has a mind to cozy up to India that also sees China as a rival. In addition to hyping up the “China threat theory”, now it has put forth the so-called “regional threat theory” and turned its back on the four political documents and the four-principle consensus reached with China, said Lyu Yaodong.
2023-01-17 21:08 -
US to establish first-ever surface drone fleet for major power competition
However, the US can no longer form a monopoly on information technology. Many countries including some major countries in Asia and some developed European countries are vigorously developing AI and unmanned combat platforms.
2023-01-16 17:55 -
EU should be wary of being dragged into ditch by NATO
NATO and the EU signed a joint declaration on cooperation on January 10, saying that China's growing assertiveness and policies presented challenges that they need to address. For the EU, which seeks security and development, strengthening its ties with NATO is only a fruitless approach that may drag itself into the vortex of more conflicts and confrontation.
2023-01-12 18:32 -
Gigantic arms orders, achievement for US but affliction for Europe
If Europe wants to enjoy true security, it should work on a balanced, effective and sustainable regional security architecture rather than join the confrontational bloc pulled together by the US to achieve its own selfish goals.
2023-01-12 17:02 -
US warmongering knows no bounds
The top US Marine Corps general in Japan has said that the US is "setting the theater" in the Asia-Pacific region the same way it did in Ukraine after 2014. Putting that military-speak into ordinary words: the United States is preparing to initiate a future conflict in the region in the same way it did in Ukraine following the US-backed ousting of former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych.
2023-01-12 11:03 -
Intensified defense in Guam takes US to strategic dead end
The US DoD's recent revelation of a so-called defense plan for Guam that comprises the Standard Missile (SM), Patriot, and Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile systems to enhance Guam's anti-missile capability has captured extensive attention in the international community.
2023-01-11 17:32 -
Fumio Kishida's visit to G7 countries aims at strengthening US-Japan alliance to contain China
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida departed from Tokyo Haneda Airport by special plane to visit five member countries of the Group of Seven (G7) including France, Italy, the UK, Canada, and the US, on January 9, local time. In response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and China's movement, one of the main contents of Kishida's visit is to strengthen security cooperation with other G7 members, especially with the US.
2023-01-11 17:50 -
Deepened US-Japan alliance a risky sign for peace
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet with US President Joe Biden in Washington DC on January 13. This will be Kishida's first official trip to the US since he took office. Kishida said his meeting with Biden will be "very important" and "more significant than showing my face as G7 president," and "will show to the rest of the world an even stronger Japan-US alliance, which is a lynchpin of Japanese security and diplomacy."
2023-01-11 09:21 -
China-Pakistan joint drills strengthen ties, enhance interoperability between the two navies: Pakistani naval chief
Acquisition of the Type 054A/Ps is a symbol of enduring friendship and historical affinity between China and Pakistan. The Type 054A/P is one of the latest multi-role frigates of Chinese origin equipped with state-of-the-art weapons and sensors that include CM-302 SSM and LY-80 SAMs as well as the advanced anti-submarine warfare suite and combat management system. These ships are equipped to operate under multi-threat scenarios.
2023-01-11 09:15 -
Tokyo needs to strategically sober up as soon as possible
To make Tokyo become strategically sober as soon as possible is a serious problem that both the Japanese society and the Asia-Pacific region need to face and find ways to solve. The current political ecology, public opinion and social thinking in Japan are all showing disturbing signs. If these signs are not extinguished as soon as possible, there is a high risk that a fire will break out, and even Washington will not be able to stay out of it.
2023-01-11 09:23 -
Intriguing, America's denial of nuclear sharing
The American side's denial of the Yoon Suk-yeol administration's recent statement that the two countries are discussing the possibility of conducting nuclear exercises and seeking to share America's nuclear weapons reflected an intriguing shift of attitude.
2023-01-10 19:17 -
Japan's tying to US chariot aims to ease restrictions
Now Japan is tying itself tightly to the US chariot, constantly seeking offensive capabilities and trying to break through the constraints of the pacifist Constitution, which will pose a major threat to world peace.
2023-01-10 10:29 -
Sub deal burdens Australia, profits Washington
That would kill two birds with one stone for the US. As Australia's former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has said, without the ability to maintain or sustain a naval nuclear propulsion system, the submarines cannot be operated without US supervision, which essentially means they will be under US control.
2023-01-10 15:22 -
Japan's militarization plans brew troubles
According to a US Naval News website report on Tuesday, as well as two large warships dedicated to ballistic missile defense that it is building to replace the canceled land-based Aegis missile defense system, Japan plans to build two new destroyers equipped with the US' Aegis missile system, increasing the number from eight to 10.
2023-01-08 18:15 -
Forecast of 2023 global weapon and equipment development
The US unilaterally established a global ballistic missile defense system in 2022. At the same time, it tore up the Treaty on Open Skies with Russia. As a result, the two sides cannot check each other's nuclear weapons and mutual distrust was increased. In addition, the US deployed B61-12 tactical nuclear weapons with relatively small yields in Europe to lower the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons.
2023-01-06 20:08 -
Pacific states entitled to claims against Japan for discharge of radioactive nuclear wastewater
Japan decided to just dump the wastewater into the ocean in order to save trouble and money, at the price of transferring nuclear contamination to the whole world, which is extremely irresponsible and selfish.Analysts said if Japan did discharge the wastewater into the Pacific Ocean as planned, the Pacific countries would have the right to claim damages.
2023-01-06 16:26 -
Trend of global and regional situations in 2023
In the past year, the United States continued to vigorously promote the so-called Indo-Pacific Strategy in the Asia-Pacific region, and was obsessed with "great power competition". The Biden administration further wooed the US allies and a few regional countries to strengthen the "coterie" against China. In 2023, the Asia-Pacific region is expected to maintain a general trend of relatively stable security, strong economic growth and strong willingness to cooperate and develop.
2023-01-06 15:31 -
Development of Japan's defense policy deserves vigilance
The Japanese government officially published three strategic documents including the NSS, NDPG and MTDP on December 16, 2022. Japan announced that defense spending will be raised to an unprecedented 43 trillion yen in the next five years, and China will be positioned as the "biggest strategic challenge." This change in Japan's defense policy and recent related measures deserves great attention and vigilancefrom the international community.
2023-01-05 18:08 -
DoD Zero Trust Strategy fuels America's double standards
What the so-called "zero trust strategy" really means is that the US will fortify its own “moat” to protect the "castle" while feeling comfortable about jeopardizing the network of other countries. It should have the capability to stop other countries from accessing American network at will while ensuring its own access to other countries’ network anytime, anyway it wants.
2023-01-04 17:18 -
Japan’s plan to enhance Yonaguni deployment under Taiwan excuse deserves vigilance
Whether Japan's plans to strengthen military deployment on Yonaguni are to protect the safety of Japanese nationals, or to provoke conflicts among major powers through the excuse of "an emergency in Taiwan," undermine regional peace and stability, and then profit from them, this deserves vigilance.
2023-01-04 16:36 -
ROK to fall prey to America's major country competition strategy
It is reported that the ROK Defense Ministry announced its defense plan for the next five years on December 28, 2022, planning to spend 331.4 trillion KRW (about 259.2 billion dollars) on building and operating its military forces from 2023 to 2027. The five-year defense plan has trimmed some specious projects and focused more on developing long-range attack, anti-missile and drone reconnaissance capabilities.
2023-01-04 15:34 -
US, NATO unable to afford another war of attrition
Overall, the situation in Kosovo may remain relatively intense for a certain period. The US, like European countries, does not want another large-scale conflict in this region as it will consume a lot of energy of the US. EU countries are also more willing to let Kosovo leave Serbia step by step, rather than stir up trouble in this region.
2023-01-03 17:03 -
Ambivalence behind ROK's Indo-Pacific Strategy
For this release, the ROK’s presidential office held a press conference, and its Foreign Ministry held a briefing for diplomats from relevant countries, and the scholars involved in drafting the report also held a seminar, all in a bid to help the outside world accurately understand the background and intention of the report.
2022-12-30 18:12 -
America's record-high defense budget under spotlight
The call for more military expenditure is primarily driven by the "unprecedented threats" from China, but stressing China as an "extreme military threat" cannot be a more wrong description of the essence of Sino-US competition, and it largely exaggerates China's current military strengths and the possibility of it taking any military action in the future.
2022-12-28 21:24 -
Russia-Ukraine conflict puts Europe's societies to the test
In 2022, the prolonged conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the series of problems brought about by the northern expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the energy crisis have all caused severe headaches across Europe.
2022-12-26 23:28 -
Russia-Ukraine conflict serves US, no one else
But 10 months into the conflict and Biden has made it clear why the crisis will continue. The US is waging a proxy war against Russia and it will not rest until it has achieved its aims.
2022-12-23 18:44 -
Japan, Britain and Italy to build sixth-generation fighter to break dependence on US
Japan's security policy is changing from "defensive" to "offensive" with the adoption of the new version of the "three national security documents", and its pace of developing offensive weapons is also accelerating. Recently, Japan made a high-profile announcement that it will jointly develop the sixth-generation fighter jet with the UK and Italy. Military commentator Du Wenlong believes that the three countries are trying to get rid of their technological dependence on the US.
2022-12-21 17:05