SPF China Observer: Developments Surrounding Launch of Taiwan’s Indigenous Sub Hai Kun — Background Behind Commissioning Delay and Its Implications for Taiwan’ Security —

In recent years, the Taiwan Strait has seen increasingly aggressive military activities by China, which regards Taiwan as a target to be “reunified” as part of its own territory.

IINA: 【Cooperation between European and Indo-Pacific Powers in the U.S. alliance system project: Policy Paper Vol. 14】 Closing the Arctic Gaps: NATO Allies and Partners Can Protect Their Homelands by Updating Their Defense Force Postures

Despite the war in Ukraine, Russia has not scaled down its commitment to develop its Arctic region from the Barents Sea to the Bering Strait. As analyzed in earlier publications, the Northern Sea Route connects Russia to China, encouraging the two countries to cooperate on developing the energy and shipping potential of Russia’s Arctic coastline. The route also allows them to expand military-strategic collaboration to benefit their economies while posing a hard power threat to the United States and its allies.

By Liselotte Odgaard, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

[Event Report] Northeast Indian Ocean Regional Dialogue on Sustainable Blue Economy, Connectivity, and Resilience for SIDS

The Northeast Indian Ocean Regional Dialogue convened high-level delegates and experts to advance dialogue and cooperation on sustainable blue economy development, regional connectivity, and community resilience in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). This gathering is part of the Global Synergy Project and represents the third in a series of strategic dialogues following similar events in the Caribbean and Pacific.