India-China tensions escalate as soldiers hurl stones at each other in Kashmir

India-China tensions escalate as soldiers hurl stones at each other in Kashmir

Officials say Indian and Chinese soldiers hurled stones at one another during an altercation in the high Himalayas in Indian-controlled Kashmir, escalating the tensions between two nations already engaged in a lengthy border standoff elsewhere.   Read the whole story from The Independent. Featured image courtesy of AP

China and North Korea’s worst nightmare is coming true with US missile defenses in South Korea

China and North Korea’s worst nightmare is coming true with US missile defenses in South Korea

In light of surging tensions between North Korea, its neighbors, and the US, South Korea has decided to deploy more powerful US missile defense batteries. South Korean President Moon Jae In, who had initially been resistant to increased US missile defense deployments, requested talks on improving his country’s defensive posture in light of recent threats from North Korea. “They’re […]

Chinese, US Generals Reach Deal to Reduce ‘Risk of Miscalculation’

Chinese, US Generals Reach Deal to Reduce ‘Risk of Miscalculation’

Some of the top United States and Chinese military commanders have come to an agreement to improve communications between the two superpowers. Put in place to stop a potential powder keg from exploding into a shooting war, the pact will hopefully calm the tense standoffs on going in the South China Sea. Representing the Trump […]

General Dunford heads to China, South Korea, Japan to address leaders on North Korea

General Dunford heads to China, South Korea, Japan to address leaders on North Korea

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with PACOM commander, Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., in Hawaii on Sunday while en route to Asia to meet with allies about heightening tensions with North Korea. General Dunford’s trip is intended to “improve military-to-military ties during a complicated time in […]

President Trump reassures Guam, speaks to Chinese president about North Korean threat

President Trump reassures Guam, speaks to Chinese president about North Korean threat

While the North Korean military claims to be in the final stages of planning to fire four long-range ballistic missiles toward the U.S. territory of Guam, Chinese President Xi Jinping has relied on his nation’s consistent talking points regarding the issue: urging both nations to “avoid words or actions” that could serve to further escalate […]

American aircraft carrier to visit Vietnam as part of growing defense relationship

American aircraft carrier to visit Vietnam as part of growing defense relationship

An American aircraft carrier will visit Vietnam in 2018, the first such visit since the end of the Vietnam War, the Pentagon announced this week. The announcement coincided with a visit between Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and his Vietnamese counterpart Ngo Xuan Lich in Washington D.C. The historic visit of a U.S. warship is […]