Asia

On September 14th, ASEAN, a Southeast Asian regional cooperative consisting of ten member-nations, opened the ASEAN-Japan Cyber Security Capacity Building Centre in Bangkok, Thailand. The Centre is designed to train personnel from member countries in countering cyber threats. The coursework, designed by experts in Japan, will focus on analysis, forensics, and cyber defense. The Centre […]

U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron completed their deployment at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia and began their journey home to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina on April 9, 2018. Film Credits: SSgt Antonio Gonzalez Featured image by video screen capture

An F-15E Strike Eagle receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender over an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, July 19, 2017. The F-15E is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. The KC-10 is assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb

Only two months after Vietnam quietly announced unprecedented levels of cooperation regarding on-going U.S. POW/MIA efforts in Southeast Asia (SEA), a delegation from the National League of POW/MIA Families and a parallel group of Green Beret Vietnam veterans will travel to Southeast Asia (Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, & Thailand) January 11-30th to meet key U.S. and […]

Multiple military personnel have been removed from their positions in the White House after allegedly having improper contact with foreign women during President Trump’s recent trip to Asia, according to a new report. The Washington Post reports that three staffers, who belonged to the White House Communications Agency (WHCA), are being investigated for allegedly breaking curfew […]

The US Navy had three aircraft carriers drilling near North Korea and the South China Sea while President Donald Trump toured Asia. The Navy’s vice admiral in charge of naval aviation said the exercise was so big it hurt the entire force’s readiness and could continue to cost for a long time. Trump recently described […]

Trump’s trip to Asia is the longest by a US president to the region since the early 1990s. Accompanying Trump is “the Beast,” the specially built limo used by the Secret Service. Many details about “the Beast” are classified, but it’s hardened to resist all kinds of threats. President Donald Trump’s trip to several East […]

The Kim Jong un regime may be preparing to test another missile in North Korea to coincide with President Donald Trump’s first major trip to Asia, Reuters reports. The information was briefed to South Korean officials by the South Korean intelligence organization, and their assessment was based on “the active movement of vehicles around the missile […]

The president of Uzbekistan on Wednesday extended his condolences to President Trump and promised his country’s assistance after an ­Uzbek immigrant driving a rental truck plowed down people on a Manhattan bike path Tuesday, killing eight and injuring 11. Sayfullo Saipov, 29, is the main suspect in what authorities are calling a terrorist attack, one that […]

With tensions between the United States and North Korea at an all time high the US Air Force sent the F-35A to South Korea for the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition(ADEX) 2017. “With this temporary duty, we gain an increased understanding of how other platforms and countries conduct maintenance and daily operations,” said Lt. Col. […]

With tensions between the United States and North Korea at an all time high the US Air Force sent the F-35A to South Korea for the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2017. “With this temporary duty, we gain an increased understanding of how other platforms and countries conduct maintenance and daily operations,” said […]

Debate and discussion can be a healthy thing. This is especially true when it comes to the issue of extremism and radicalization in Central Asia, a region undercovered by major media outlets and difficult to access even by the researchers devoted to it. It is for that reason that a recent article published in The Diplomat that focuses on […]