Tracking the World, One Axis at a Time
Taiwan is determined to strengthen its defences and plans record defence spending next year, President Lai Ching-te said on Monday, describing his government’s military budget proposal as an investment in…
China has published ecological assessment reports on nine disputed South China Sea features, amid an escalating row with Washington over Beijing’s establishment of a “national nature reserve” in the contested…
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro rejected on Saturday China’s accusation that he has “consistently attacked and smeared” Beijing, branding the remarks as a “classic squid tactic” aimed at avoiding the…
Japan is entering one of the most consequential phases of its postwar security transformation. What is emerging under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is not simply a larger military or a…
Russian President Vladimir Putin told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that Moscow and Pyongyang were cooperating across all areas and coordinating efforts to ensure regional security and stability, North…
India is entering one of the most consequential phases of its foreign policy in recent years. What appears on the surface to be a dispute over a trade agreement with…
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a disputed island close to Japan on Thursday prompting a strong condemnation from Tokyo, which said his actions had made any improvement of relations between…
India’s foreign ministry said peace along its disputed border with China is critical to ties between the Asian neighbours, amid reports of renewed military tensions between the two countries’ troops…
A number of contractor companies participating in the development of the US Golden Dome missile defense system have completed their first tests, Bloomberg reported, citing US Space Force General Michael…
The Chinese and Indonesian navies will hold a drill together in the sensitive waters to the east of Taiwan this month, China’s defence ministry said on Tuesday, where Beijing has…