Taiwan’s air force scrambled after eight Chinese fighter aircraft flew into the south-western part of its air defence identification zone, in an uptick in tensions that came as Taipei announced a new defence minister and […]
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia Reed Werner and Maldivian Minister of Defense Mariya Didi signed the “Framework for U.S. Department of Defense-Maldives Ministry of Defence Defense and Security Relationship” in […]
KARACHI (GDC) — In 2018, Pakistan and China signed six agreements for the development of Gwadar port as Islamabad formally inaugurated an economic free zone in Balochistan province that will be a key part of […]
Sabah Al-Binali on how a Dubai family business hooked up with OurCrowd, a $1.5 billion-dollar Israeli firm. Sabah Al-Binali has a reputation in the Arab world as a straight-talking deal-doer, with a long record of […]
Key Points Israel offered to recognize newly-founded Bangladesh in 1972. Despite similar independence struggles, the logic of a strategic relationship, and the lack of direct hostilities, they still have no economic, defense or diplomatic ties. […]
Taipei, Taiwan (GDC) — A two-star Navy admiral overseeing US military intelligence in the Asia-Pacific region has made an unannounced visit to Taiwan, two sources told Reuters, in a high-level trip that could vex China. […]
In an airstrike by the Israeli Air Force, the 51st air defense regiment of the Syrian air force armed with the Pantsir-S and BAVAR-373 air defense system were destroyed, including the newly acquired armor-S1 close […]
Vladimir Putin has said it would be “suicidal” for the Armenian government to back out of a Russian-brokered ceasefire in the war in Nagorno-Karabakh, as opposition forces in Yerevan protest against the week-old truce and call for […]
Russia plans to build a naval base on Sudan’s Red Sea coast to resupply its fleet, according to a draft agreement with Khartoum signed by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The planned deal, published on […]
Vladimir Putin is planning to step down next year as speculation swirls in Russia that the longtime president may have Parkinson’s disease, a report published by the Sun. Moscow political scientist Valery Solovei told the Sun […]
Copyright © 2020 Global Defense Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law.