World Military Analysis
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Bittersweet changes for European defense autonomy
After three and a half years of tortuous road, Brexit finally became a reality on January 31 this year. UK's withdrawal from the European Union (EU) will not only bring important changes to the country itself, but also have significant impacts on European defense integration.
2020-02-11 19:03 -
Sending seamen to Middle East, Japan actively expands regional influence
The JMSDF to the Middle East for strengthening intelligence gathering, plus a plan to send high-level self-defense officers as liaison officers to the US Fifth Fleet Command in Bahrain, according to Sankei Shimbun.
2020-02-11 16:03 -
"Deal of the century" neither just nor sensible
The New Middle East Peace Plan recently rolled out by the US has a resounding subtitle - A Vision to Improve the Lives of Palestinian and Israeli People. The comprehensive 180-page document consists of multiple appendixes, including conceptual maps, framework and charts, and it doesn't look like a rigorous peace plan, but more like a bidding document waiting for the highest bid.
2020-02-07 19:11 -
Japan sends destroyer to Middle East for multiple reasons
The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's 4,650-ton destroyer Takanami left the Yokosuka Navy Base in Kanagawa Prefecture for the Middle Easton the morning of February 2.
2020-02-05 17:23 -
Trump's New Middle East Peace Plan neither just nor fair
America's partiality to Israel and their unilateral announcement of the New Plan by leveraging their dominant position will not fundamentally eliminate the root cause of Palestine-Israel conflicts. Quite on the contrary, what they did will add fuel to flame and arouse the Palestinians' indignation, even cause local conflict.
2020-02-04 20:48 -
Where is UK-EU defense cooperation going in post-Brexit era?
The UK and EU will enter into a transitional period in the following 11 months, during which they will conduct negotiations over the development of their future relations and cooperation. The successful Brexit is surely to deliver greater impact on the process of EU defense integration, and also to make the UK-EU defense cooperation more complicated in the future.
2020-02-03 17:49 -
Pompeo's slandering China beyond the pale
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has gone beyond the pale in describing China as "the central threat of our times" and calling on the United States and its allies to have the military and technological power to ensure that the century is governed by Western principles.
2020-02-03 10:11 -
US acceleration of space militarization leaves the world alarming and concerned
On January 14, 2020, Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, Commander of US Air Force Space Command, was sworn in as the US Space Force's first Chief of Space Operations, marking a major step forward on America’s space militarization after President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2020 last month, with the establishment of the Space Force, the sixth major service, approved.
2020-01-22 17:48 -
Military expense hike puts a strain on US-Japan-ROK alliance
The high pressure of bearing much more military expenses for the stationed American troops has put a strain on the US-Japan-ROK alliance
2020-01-22 15:57 -
Global security under shadow of US' bellicose foreign policy
The year 2019 was perhaps the worst for regional and global security in the 30 years since the end of the Cold War. Thanks to its "America first" policy, the United States has added to the instability in the world order. The liberal world order, in fact, has deteriorated due to the US pulling out of several multilateral agreements and organizations, and most importantly, resorting to unilateralism to trigger the trade war.
2020-01-21 15:41 -
7-hour talks in Moscow for Libya ceasefire deal to no avail
Under the mediation of Russia and Turkey, leaders of the conflicting parties in Libya held an hours-long indirect negotiation in Moscow on January 13, but only Fayez el-Sarraj, Prime Minister of the Libyan Accord Government, signed the ceasefire agreement while Khalifa Beiqasim Haftar, Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), hasn't made a decision yet.
2020-01-18 13:20 -
Caution against subversive changes in war patterns
Considering the scope and intensity of its vengeful operations, Iran doesn't want to escalate the conflict with the US, so it has exercised restraint when throwing back punches, with the ultimate goal of US lifting its economic sanctions.
2020-01-09 17:04 -
Suleimani’s death exacerbates Middle East situation
On January 3, 2020, Gen. Qassem Suleimani, a senior commander of Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was killed in an airstrike on the Baghdad International Airport in the capital city of Iraq.
2020-01-08 17:37 -
Why US military expands the base in Turkey amid continuous spats?
The US-Turkey dispute over Russian arms deal is a "lose-lose" situation. The US still has to take advantage of Turkey's leverage when it comes to dealing with issues in the South Caucasus and Syria.
2020-01-05 12:51 -
What does Turkey want by sending troops to Libya?
Whether Haftar will occupy Tripoli, the capital city, and whether the National Accord Government will thwart Haftar's attacks will depend on the resources Turkey and Saudi Arabia will invest in the two proxies, which is to be observed.
2019-12-31 18:20 -
US, India have separate calculations behind high-profile cooperation
At present, although the US-India military and security cooperation is warming up, it is still in the early stage, and both sides have suspicious and unmet objectives.
2019-12-25 18:05 -
US missile test proves again its withdrawal from INF treaty long premeditated
The US successfully test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile four months after it withdrew from the INF Treaty, which proves that its accusation of Russia breaking the treaty in past years and eventually quitting the treaty on that ground is a move long premeditated instead of a "decision of passion".
2019-12-22 11:36 -
Japan's highest-ever defense budget flows into US pockets
The Japanese government recently unveiled its defense budget plan for 2020, with a total amount of 5.3 trillion yen (about $ 48.4 billion), increased by 420 billion yen from 2019. If the budget plan is approved by the Japanese parliament, it will be the highest defense budget ever for Japan.
2019-12-17 16:45 -
Active military involvement in Libya serves no Turkish interest: analysts
Sending troops to Libya to support the Tripoli-based government would make Turkey part of the ongoing civil war with a considerable risk of failure given the power equation largely favoring the Tobruk-based rival forces in the North African country, Turkish analysts cautioned.
2019-12-15 00:16 -
Korean peninsula situation on verge of new round escalation
Analysts said the Korean peninsula situation is on the verge of a new round of escalation. Both the DPRK and US should exercise self-restraint and take effective measures to maintain the current situation and create a favorable environment for next round of negotiations.
2019-12-11 17:43 -
Why US Army so eager for reform?
Foreign media reported that the US Army recently began a round of reforms considering the need for "major-country strategic competition" and its own "inadequate military strength", aiming to build a "modernized army capable of fighting battles in various domains".
2019-12-10 16:40 -
NATO's rift wider than the Atlantic Ocean
The two-day NATO Summit wrapped up near London, Britain on December 4th. Intended to be a gathering in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of NATO, the summit, however, showed clear division among the members as internal conflicts came to the fore.
2019-12-09 13:24 -
Secretary-General: NATO will not meddle in South China Sea
Leaders of NATO gathered in London on Tuesday for the two-day summit in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the military alliance that was created to contend with the Soviet Union. One day before the birthday party, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg talked about China.
2019-12-04 17:54 -
How about Japan’s real strength in hypersonic weapon field?
By 2030, Japan would simultaneously launch research and development plans to promote two types of hypersonic missiles, glide and cruise, announced the Ministry of Defense of Japan on November 18th. According to this document, Japan plans to deploy a hypersonic cruise missile capable of reaching Mach 5 or above by 2030.
2019-12-03 18:34 -
A hard journey ahead for India to change from weapon importer to export
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently announced in public that India will transform from a major weapon importer to a major defense technology exporter in the near future. According to the website of Indian Defence Review magazine, it was not the first time that the high-level Indian officials have made such an announcement, but it was hard for India to turn its ambition into reality.
2019-12-02 17:12 -
US aid to Ukraine does more harm than good
More and more people believe that the US aid to Ukraine did not really played a significant role in the past five years. Despite the help and equipment from the US, the Ukrainian army still lacks the capability to recover the Donbass region.
2019-11-29 20:55 -
Mixed reasons behind Germany's military budget increase
It must be noted that the German economy is growing at a reduced rate and there may be a financial shortfall, so it's unknown whether the country is able to meet its military needs.
2019-11-29 20:47 -
Why does Turkey play the “arms trade” card?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently met with US President Donald Trump during his visit to the White House. The two leaders discussed issues such as the security situation in Syria and Turkey's purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense system, but no substantive progress was made in eliminating differences between the two sides.
2019-11-27 17:06 -
Where is US-ROK relation heading amid dispute over military expenses?
The US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper recently increased the pressure on ROK to share more expenses for America’s military troops on the Korean Peninsula because Washington believed the ROK was rich enough.
2019-11-27 17:02 -
US wants to build space alliance
Media reports said that the US Space Command is strengthening the relation with its allies to coordinate their military operations in the space.
2019-11-26 14:44 -
Why does Israel hold "Blue Flag" joint exercise on such a high profile?
The actual-combat exercises participated by so many F-35 warplanes can flex muscles and deter the rival, but it will also aggravate regional security. In fact, neither party wants to see a minor incident sparking a conflict.
2019-11-21 17:37 -
Military hints behind tens of thousands of US satellites’ wrapping-up of earth
Is the Starlink program only intended to provide satellite network services for the world? What will so many satellites do to the space? Today Senior Colonel Shao Yongling, a professor at the PLA Rocket Force Commanding Academy, will help us answer these questions.
2019-11-18 20:11 -
Iran probes into situation cautiously under US extreme pressure
It is not difficult to find that while Iran is flexing its muscle, it still repeatedly expresses the willingness to stay in the Iranian nuclear deal. Its actions are still controllable and reversible, and the main intention is to urge Europe to take concrete actions.
2019-11-14 20:18 -
US senior officials visit ROK in turn to save GSOMIA
Several US government and military high-ranking officials have visited ROK since November 13th to save the ROK-Japan General Security of Military Information Agreement that will be invalid soon.
2019-11-14 17:24 -
Macron: NATO is heading for “brain-death”
The rift between the US and Europe will further expand unless the US changes its traditional zero-sum game thinking of "Winners Take All".
2019-11-13 17:32 -
Russia worried about thousands of satellites deployed by US: Reasonable
This is not the first time that Russia has expressed concern about the huge satellite cluster deployed by the US in space. Previously, the Russian Astro Space Center issued a report saying that the satellites of the US GSSAP, located in the geosynchronous orbit to monitor military satellites of other countries, maneuver at high frequency.
2019-11-12 10:51 -
"Dawn" is emerging: will Syria be far away from peace?
There are still factors destabilizing the peace process in Syria, in spite of the facts that the Syrian Constitutional Committee has begun to operate and Turkish cross-border operation against the Kurdish militia in Syria has gradually subsided.
2019-11-06 20:33 -
Pyongyang vents discontent with Washington through repeated test launches
The situation of the Korean peninsula is in an important period and all parties should display good faith and walk toward each other to maintain the hard-won stability and ease of tension.
2019-11-06 20:28 -
US admiral "warning" about "threat of Chinese aircraft carriers"
If India wants to dominate the Indian Ocean, the real challenge doesn't come from a peace-loving China, but from the aggressive United States.
2019-11-05 20:48 -
JSDF has ax to grind through Middle East escort
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently held a phone conversation about the Middle East. Toshimitsu Motegi said Japan won't join the US-led "escort coalition" but will send its Self-Defense Forces to the Middle East to ensure the safe transportation of petroleum to Japan.
2019-11-05 15:35