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Russian missile cruiser Peter the Great, June 28, 2003

NATOSource

May 1, 2015

China and Russia Announce First Joint Naval Exercise in the Mediterranean

By Jane Perlez, New York Times

The Chinese Navy will hold joint exercises with Russia in the Mediterranean in May, China’s Defense Ministry said Thursday, a further indication of the closer ties between the two countries and of the navy’s increasing ambitions.

China
Russia

In the News

May 1, 2015

Metzl: Korean Reunification Is in China’s National Interest

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl writes for Caixin on the benefits of Korean reunification, especially for China:

China
Korea

Defense Industrialist

Apr 29, 2015

Skip a generation of strike fighters? Maybe, Ray.

By James Hasik

Whatever happens with the F-18E or F-35C, the US Navy needs a carrier-based drone now. Earlier this year, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert said that he believed that the F/A-XX, the Navy’s planned eventual follow-on to the F-35C, would be “optionally manned“. On 15 April at the Sea-Air-Space conference, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus leaned further […]

China
Defense Industry

In the News

Apr 24, 2015

Huntsman on “All Eyes and Ears”

By Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.

Atlantic Council Chairman Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. joins Bloomberg to discuss the upcoming documentary “All Eyes and Ears” about his time as Ambassador to China:

China

Defense Industrialist

Apr 22, 2015

Bomber Command

By James Hasik

The USAF’s consolidation of heavy bombers in one formation may spur productive intra-service rivalry, and new roles for long-range aircraft. The US Air Force announced this week that it will be consolidating all its heavy bombers in its Global Strike Command. This realignment will be culturally significant, as it will provide a single organizational home to all big bomber crews, including […]

China
Defense Industry

In the News

Apr 22, 2015

Slavin: Syria Agrees to Return Highly Enriched Uranium to China

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al Monitor on Syria and China’s uranium agreement:

China
Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, May 28, 2010

NATOSource

Apr 21, 2015

Turkey Shifts Away From West on Defense

By Emre Peker, Wall Street Journal

Ankara has recently moved to diminish Turkey’s military dependence on the West, including last month inaugurating rocket testing and a radar technologies facilities.

China
Europe & Eurasia

EconoGraphics

Apr 21, 2015

Exit, or Voice?

By Global Business & Economics

In March, the UK, Germany, Italy, and France decided to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), shocking the Obama administration.

Brazil
China

In the News

Apr 19, 2015

Wethington on the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

By Olin Wethington

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Fellow Olin Wethington joins Voice of America’s Global to discuss China’s intention for the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to be a multilateral institution and what that will mean in terms of accommodating the viewpoints of other shareholders:

China

In the News

Apr 19, 2015

Metzl on China and Pakistan’s Economic Plans

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins CNN to discuss the $46 billion energy and infrastructure deal between China and Pakistan, focusing on the security implications of the deal:

China
Pakistan

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