World Military Analysis
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Unauthorized military intervention in Malé must be stopped
The Maldives, known for its pristine beaches and amazing underwater reefs, is in a state of emergency. Meanwhile its neighboring country is publicly and immodestly discussing whether to interfere in its domestic affairs.
2018-02-13 -
US moves to contain China create unnecessary tensions
Where China-US relations go will have a bearing on not just the bilateral relations between the two major powers, but also the stability of the entire world.
2018-02-12 -
Trump’s plan to hold military parade out of step with reality
US President Donald Trump has told the Pentagon that he wants a grand military parade in Washington to celebrate military strength. But the latest marching orders of Trump have triggered frustration even before being elaborated. Why do so many people object to Trump's plan of hosting a military parade?
2018-02-11 -
Syria no longer tolerates Israeli attacks by downing its fighter jet
The downing of an Israeli F-16 fighter jet by the Syrian air defenses indicates that Syria will no longer tolerate the repeated Israeli attacks on its military positions, analysts said.
2018-02-11 -
Kim Jong-un invite a positive signal for peace
North Korea's top leader Kim Jong-un inviting South Korean President Moon Jae-in to Pyongyang is a positive signal for peace on the Korean Peninsula but the US attitude remains a key barrier to the mediation process, Chinese experts said Saturday.
2018-02-11 -
Mismanagement hits Indian Navy’s ambitions
Celebrations and parades in New Delhi marked India's 69th Republic Day late last month. The occasion marks the day the Constitution of India came into force and proclaimed it as a republic. It is one of India's three national holidays and has become a showcase of the country's military might and cultural diversity.
2018-02-07 -
Can inter-Korean détente last after Olympics?
The Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games begins on Friday. Delegations from North and South Korea will march under a unified flag at the opening ceremony, showcasing a new easing of tensions on the peninsula.
2018-02-09 -
U.S. nuclear policy under fire as it calls for more, not less nukes
The hawkish paper, consistent with the previously released National Security Strategy and the National Defense Strategy, painted a bleak picture for U.S. security, and called for more dominant role for nuclear weapons in its arsenal.
2018-02-06 -
Ulterior motives behind Japan's expansion of defense exchanges
Japan and France recently held diplomatic and defense "2+2" talks and reached consensus on signing the Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA).
2018-02-06 -
Trump sends worrisome signals on North Korea
The fear is that a North Korean provocation - an ICBM test or worse, an atmospheric nuclear test - will tempt Trump to try and "teach Kim a lesson." And there are few who would bet such a confrontation would not catastrophically escalate. Trump is not immune to the Law of Unintended Consequences.
2018-02-05 -
Peace talks to resume amid calls for cease-fire
As South Sudan's warring factions have yet to abide by the recently signed cease-fire agreement, the second round of peace talks are scheduled to start in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa on Monday.
2018-02-05 -
S.Korea, US joint military drill sends signal to North: experts
South Korea and the US held joint military exercises this week amid renewed inter-Korean dialogues ahead of the Pyeongchang Wither Olympic Games, which showed that the US is the dominant power behind the North Korea nuclear issue, experts said.
2018-02-03 -
U.S. new nuclear weapon strategy stirs concern
US President Donald Trump said in his 2018 State of the Union address that the U.S. must rebuild its nuclear arsenal. He expressed that the U.S. hopes to never use nuclear weapons, but the nuclear arsenal should be strong enough to deter aggression.
2018-02-02 -
Turkey's expanded operation in Afrin risks clashes with U.S. troops: expert
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed Sunday to clean the long border with Syria of "terrorists," a move that could increase the risk of a potential confrontation between Turkish and U.S. troops in the war-torn country, said local experts.
2018-01-30 -
Washington trying to play spoiler as inter-Korean talks resume
The North Korean nuclear issue seems to have gone beyond the control of the Trump administration. The intended effect of sanctions is fading.
2018-01-24 -
Trump’s nuclear plan risks arms buildup
As the only superpower with the strongest nuclear and non-nuclear forces, the US under Trump believes that its nuclear forces are not sufficient. Thanks to the Trump nuclear doctrine, the coming years will witness a stronger momentum for nuclear buildup and nuclear proliferation around the world.
2018-01-22 -
UN best framework to address NK nuke issue
Beijing should encourage Seoul to play a bigger role in solving this issue while preventing their ties from being shocked by it. The Moon Jae-in government must define the bottom line of the Sunshine Policy and should not, without any premise, object to addressing Pyongyang's nuclear issue in non-peaceful means.
2018-01-22 -
Motives behind Libya's Tripoli airport attack show intricate relations to terrorist forces
As the motives behind the recent attack on Tripoli airport in Libya were heatedly discussed, relations to terrorist groups and their arrangements and coordination came into the spotlight, analysts have pointed out.
2018-01-17 -
Vancouver meet may achieve little in addressing North Korea nuclear crisis
The recent Seoul-Pyongyang détente over the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games has placed the Vancouver meeting in a somewhat awkward position. At such a meeting with ulterior motives and little authority, what attendees need to do is just clap their hands for the organizers.
2018-01-16 -
International counter-terrorism faces new challenges
We should fundamentally eradicate the breeding ground for terrorism to reduce the number of "latecomer" terrorist organizations and "second-generation" terrorists. Only with this can humankind be able to gradually eradicate terrorism.
2018-01-12 -
What's Trump's military strategy?
The Trump administration released its first National Security Strategy Report of his first year in office. Through this report and the various moves during the past year, Trump administration's national security strategy and military strategy are getting clearer.
2018-01-12 -
Ball in South Korea's court as North plays nice, talks peace
Pyongyang has posed a big conundrum for Seoul. If Moon is weak with Pyongyang, he will be labeled an appeaser, but getting tough goes against his left-wing identity and Sunshine Policy. Is there a middle path?
2018-01-11 -
Russia-U.S. relations unlikely make breakthrough
At this time last year when U.S. President-elect Trump was about to enter the White House, people thought that the tension between Russia and the U.S. would ease. However, over the past year, the tensions between Russia and the U,S, have not only been alleviated but have somewhat increased in various areas.
2018-01-10 -
Will Russia withdraw its troops from Syria?
Even US allies including Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Iraq have started seeking cooperation with Russia. Russia's move in Syria demonstrated its diplomatic might as a major country and its potential to become a power exercising regional influence.
2018-01-10 -
US repays Pakistani cooperation with enmity
If Pakistan's national interests and security cannot be ensured, the region will never see peace and stability. But if Trump's real intention is to maintain US military presence in the region by keeping the turmoil alive, he will probably have his way with this new policy.
2018-01-09 -
South Korea, US suspend military drills for Games
South Korea and the US announced a suspension of joint military drills until after the Paralympic Games in South Korea's Pyeongchang. Chinese experts said this is another positive step to easing strained tensions on the Korean Peninsula, but they also warned all parties not to be too optimistic.
2018-01-07 -
Australia-Japan defense pact and the new Cold War Order
A nuclear race is the inevitable outcome should India receive its NSG membership, and would undoubtedly jeopardize China's national priorities. If there has been any lesson learned post-World War II, then it is the realization that interdependence and cooperation were far better for the common interests of humanity than force and confrontation.
2018-01-05 -
Lasting Peninsula peace may start with Winter Olympics
Continued dialogue is needed, or this level of calmness that exists between the two nations right now will be nothing more than a passing phase.
2018-01-05 -
Nuclear button no solution to North Korea nuke crisis
Resolving the nuclear crisis peacefully is probably the most difficult international political goal in the world today. But vying for who has a bigger, more powerful nuclear button is definitely not a solution.
2018-01-04 -
Washington casts aside Pakistan as purpose served
A major reason for the fact that Washington dares to humiliate Islamabad now is that it does not depend on the country the way it used to. The scale of today's US troops in Afghanistan is much smaller than before. Washington is casting Pakistan aside now Islamabad has served its purpose.
2018-01-03 -
Syria aspires for political solution to civil war after IS collapse
The major achievement for Syria in 2017 was perhaps the defeat of the Islamic State (IS), a development that nourishes hopes and paves the way for a possible political solution to the nearly seven-year-old civil war in 2018, after several setbacks in the course of negotiations.
2017-12-29 -
US security strategy report reignites rivalry among major powers
US President Donald Trump published his first National Security Strategy report on December 18, bringing up the main security threats facing the US and the measures he plans to counter it.
2017-12-27 -
Tougher resolution aims to prevent war on Korean Peninsula
The UN Security Council on Saturday morning passed a new resolution featuring tough new sanctions on North Korea. Fifteen countries, including China and Russia, backed the sanctions.
2017-12-26 -
Japanese tank: a failed show of strength
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) recently opened its barracks to the public and performed a "stunt" of putting a goblet on the turret while it's firing. But the goblet fell on the ground, breaking not only itself but also the legend about the superior combat ability of Japan's Type 10 Main Battle Tank.
2017-12-22 -
Vietnam never stops encroaching activities in South China Sea
Foreign media recently reported that new facilities such as dry dock appeared on the West Reef of the Vietnam-occupied Nansha Islands, which means Vietnam hasn't reduced its encroaching activities in that region even though it wishes to maintain stability there.
2017-12-21 -
Turkey not expected to move against Kurdish militia in Syria's Afrin: analysts
Amid increasing reports of a potential Turkish military operation against Kurdish militia-held Afrin in northwestern Syria, most analysts who spoke to Xinhua remain highly skeptical about the prospect though they do not rule out a limited strike on the militia.
2017-12-21 -
Questions remain for EU defense pact
Closer cooperation in the field of security and defense has been a theoretical objective for years. The so-called Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) had been outlined in the Treaty of the EU but was lacking materialization.
2017-12-20 -
Tillerson's Europe visit unlikely to heal trans-Atlantic rifts
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday wrapped up a five-day three-nation Europe visit which, experts said, was unlikely to heal the expanding trans-Atlantic rifts on the relevant regional and global issues.
2017-12-11 -
Trump's controversial move on Jerusalem risks inflaming tensions in Mideast, could backfire
U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial move to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital on Wednesday in defiance of strong opposition from the Muslim world is set to backfire as it will inflame the tensions in the Middle East.
2017-12-07 -
Turkey and Russia on chessboard for a play on Syrian Kurds issue
The disagreement about the position of Syrian Kurds deepens between Turkey and Russia despite their close dialogue in efforts for settlement in the war-torn country.
2017-12-06