World Military Analysis
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Russia breaks America's anti-missile containment
South Korea and the US are accelerating the deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system, which has triggered strong opposition from Russia as it worries that the system will penetrate its territory and undermine its security.
2017-03-03 -
Three secrets in Japan's continuously rising defense budget
By means of "supplementary budget" and other approaches, Japan's actual annual defense expenditure is far more than the number stated in the annual government budget.
2017-02-28 -
Japan to introduce THAAD too?
Japan's deployment of THAAD will harm the legitimate security and strategic interests of China and Russia, and the two countries should deal with the situation by enhancing their own defense and strategic capability.
2017-02-27 -
Aero India 2017 shows new changes in Indian defense market
The latest Aero India indicates that while introducing advanced technologies from overseas, native Indian enterprises have also stepped up technological innovation and demonstrated military products with high PPR to foreign users
2017-02-20 -
Tough U.S. demands for burden-sharing dominate NATO talks
NATO Defense Ministers ended their two-day talks in Brussels on Thursday whose agenda was dominated by discussions about increasing defense spending.
2017-02-18 -
Angel or devil? US troops in Japan kill over 1,000 Japanese
The Okinawa Times reported that areas around US military bases are prone to public security cases and the stationed US troops have become a heavy burden for Okinawa.
2017-02-16 -
Mattis's Asia visit adds uncertainty to regional stability
US Defense Secretary James Mattis' reiteration of America's defense commitments to its allies in Asia during his maiden visit to the region over the weekend has added uncertainty to regional stability.
2017-02-07 -
Expert: NATO will reduce overseas military interventions after Trump takes office
NATO will refrain from overseas military interventions as much as possible.
2017-01-25 -
Russia's military interference in Syria proves beneficial
The Russian military's actions told us that war is a direct way of checking the results of military development and a strong impetus for military reform.
2017-01-19 -
What's Obama's military legacy?
The US President Obama gave his farewell speech in the gloomy and cold Chicago on January 10. Receiving a Nobel Peace Prize soon after he took office, he left a controversial military "legacy" during his two terms of eight years.
2017-01-16 -
Why Russia-NATO military confrontation escalates?
The historical and realistic reasons for the escalation of Russia-NATO military confrontation are deeply intertwined.
2017-01-13 -
Uncertainties across the Middle East
Turmoil and conflict will remain the main theme of the Middle East in 2017. The Middle East political restructuring and remodeling will continue to be "on the road".
2017-01-09 -
Difficult for US and Russia to work together in Syria
At present, the US public opinion generally believes that Obama's Syrian policy is one of the biggest foreign policy failures and therefore it is imperative for the new president to adjust it.
2017-01-06 -
Fighting puts Syria peace talks at risk
The cease-fire agreement, which went into effect early on Friday, is supposed to pave the way for the government and the opposition to meet for talks for the first time in nearly a year in the second half of January.
2017-01-05 -
Will Russia-US relations embrace a "honeymoon"?
The Russian side definitely hopes the Trump administration will soften the bilateral tensions in a more constructive way, but "rebooting" the crashed Russia-US relations won't be a "plain sailing".
2017-01-05 -
Why Russia and Turkey agree on Syrian ceasefire?
In addition to the joint goal of purging the extremist organization "Islamic State", the geographical interests of the two sides in the Middle East weigh more in the choice of cooperation between Russia and Turkey.
2017-01-03 -
Commentary: On DPRK and other issues, U.S. zero-sum mentality to produce no winners, only losers
The nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula prompted an aggressive response from incoming U.S. President Donald Trump at the onset of 2017.
2017-01-03 -
Japan's record-high defense budget reflects military ambition it cannot afford
The Japanese government has approved a record-high defense budget for the fiscal year 2017 with a growing ambition for military expansion although it added to an already heavy financial burden for the country.
2016-12-24 -
Japan to confront China with largest ever military budget in history
Nikon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) commented that as cutting the social security expense became a main topic, Abe's special attention to defense budget seemed especially conspicuous.
2016-12-23 -
Thorny territorial dispute overshadows upcoming Abe-Putin summit
Analysts have pointed out that though Russia might be interested in economic cooperation with Japan, it is unlikely to make concessions on the territorial issue.
2016-12-15 -
It's time for Japan to do reflection
No one can fight against the trend of the world. A series of diplomatic defeats by Abe's government is the inevitable result of their erroneous foreign policy.
2016-12-07 -
Japan's new missile weak in real battle: military expert
Chinese military expert Du Wenlong said in a recent interview with CCTV that Japan's new surface-to-ship missile will hardly serve its purpose in real battle, pointing out that the weapon's threat is only theoretical.
2016-12-06 -
Why does Russia revive the 'nuclear train' program?
Russia is developing new strategic missiles to preserve its national security and maintain the position as a nuclear power.
2016-12-05 -
Record-high defense budget looms large Shinzo Abe's militarism dream
If history offers any guide, a militarized and belligerent Japan is detrimental to the peace and stability in East Asia and the whole world at large.
2016-12-04 -
China warns Japan against THAAD deployment
China hopes that the Japanese side will act with caution and play a constructive role in promoting peace and stability in the region, rather than the opposite.
2016-11-29 -
Russia-Japan economic cooperation won't solve island dispute
Analysts said that Japan wants to make overtures to Russia with the economic cooperation program and Russia insists on its stance on territorial sovereignty. The two sides are unlikely to reach a compromise on the territorial issue in the near future.
2016-11-28 -
NATO's attempt to weaken Russia a systematic project
In light of NATO's interests and Russia's strength, it's likely that their bittersweet relationship will continue and NATO's attempt to weaken Russia will be a long and systematic project.
2016-11-25 -
ROK-Japan military cooperation may be last straw for Park Geun-hye administration
Yonhap commented that the GSOMIA between ROK and Japan may trigger a stronger political storm and become the last straw for the Park administration.
2016-11-24 -
Japan-U.S. joint exercise, a key step forward of Abe's military expansion ambition
As part of the ongoing codenamed “Exercise Keen Sword 2016" joint military exercise, the JSDF and the U.S. military held the inaugural joint drill reflecting the new security legislation near Okinawa on November 7.
2016-11-10 -
Britain builds permanent military base in Middle East
Zhao Xiaozhuo, a researcher at the PLA Academy of Military Science, said Britain's permanent military base in Bahrain will in a way contain them and help maintain the status quo in that region.
2016-11-10 -
Russia speeds up strategic missile upgrade
Russia began to develop the new heavy liquid-propellant intercontinental missile in 2009 to replace the R-36M2 Voevoda and UR-100N UTTH to be decommissioned soon.
2016-11-08 -
US to kick off a new round of national defense reform
As a major part of the reform, the change of the US military joint operational commanding system has drawn special attention because it is more drastic than expected and marks a bold attempt by military reformists to break through the Goldwater–Nichols Act.
2016-10-12 -
Military escalation blows up peace effort in Yemen
At least 458 people, almost all civilians, were killed and 514 others injured in a double-tap airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition on a mourning ceremony in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Saturday, officials said.
2016-10-09 -
People's Daily: US-Philippines Alliance Won't See Fundamental Change
To ensure its interests, the US government may deal with Duterte with both hard and soft means. It won't change the Asia Pacific rebalancing strategy, and the US-Philippines alliance won't see fundamental change either.
2016-09-21 -
ROK's Development of Nuclear Submarine Is Rubbing Salt in the Wound
If we compare South Korea's determination to deploy the THAAD anti-missile system to "cutting a wound" on the Korean Peninsula, its development of nuclear submarine is rubbing salt in the wound.
2016-09-20 -
T-14 "Armata" Tank Fits Russia's National Interests
Featuring multi-layered compound armor, unmanned turret, advanced fire control system and compartment design, the Armata's performance is considerably improved and it will be commissioned in the Russian army on a large scale after being tested and improved.
2016-09-20 -
What's behind Japan's increasing military presence in South China Sea
Japan will expand its presence in the South China Sea by conducting "joint training cruises with the U.S. Navy and bilateral and multilateral exercises with regional navies", its Defense Minister Tomomi Inada said in a speech Thursday.
2016-09-18 -
Will US littoral combat ship become submarine killer?
Once a sufficient number of the LCSs that are able to detect, search and counter submarines over long distance form actual combat capability around 2018 as scheduled, they will be a strong supplement to the US' existing anti-submarine approaches.
2016-09-12 -
Incirlik Air Base, Turkey's bargaining chip against U.S., Russia
Located at the junction of Europe and Asia, Turkey is good at the art of balancing. Since it has structural conflicts with Russia regarding the Syria issue, what Turkey is doing is more to impose pressure on the U.S. and Europe with the Incirlik Air Base while merely doing lip services to Russia.
2016-09-02 -
Syrian army's progress in Aleppo could entirely change conflict map: expert
The sweeping progress made by the Syrian army against the rebels in the northern province of Aleppo is "strategic and pivotal and will entirely change the conflict map," a Syrian political expert told Xinhua in an interview.
2016-08-03