Category: Strategy
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Saudi-Pakistan Alliance
On September 17, 2025, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a landmark mutual defense pact in Riyadh, formalizing a decades-long security partnership between the two nations. The agreement, described as a “Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement” (SMDA), declares that any aggression against one country will be treated as an attack on both, committing them to joint deterrence…
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NATO Hardens East
On September 12, 2025, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced the immediate launch of Operation Eastern Sentry, a flexible mission to reinforce defenses along the alliance’s eastern flank (from the Arctic to the Black Sea). Rutte described the incursion as “reckless and unacceptable,” emphasizing that “Russia’s recklessness in the air along our eastern flank is…
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Power Through Memory
On September 3, 2025, China held its largest-ever military parade in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, officially termed the “Conference to Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.” The event…
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China – Afghanistan Talks
On August 20, 2025, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation, focusing on mining and Afghanistan’s potential inclusion in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). What is your most up-to-date and in depth analysis? CN-01, China Agent: Here’s a deeper strategic…
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Russia’s July 9 Attack
On July 9, 2025, Russia launched what Ukraine described as the largest drone and missile attack of the ongoing war, surpassing a previous record set the prior week. According to Ukraine’s air force, Russia deployed 728 drones, primarily Shahed and decoy drones, and 13 missiles, including six hypersonic missiles, targeting various regions, with a focus…