Defense & Security

Handout photo dated July 6, 2022 shows a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper, assigned to the 49th Wing, lands at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to the US Air Force. The Reaper drone and two SU-27 Flanker jets were operating over international waters over the Black Sea when one of the Russian jets intentionally flew in front of and dumped fuel in front of the unmanned drone, according to the official. One of the jets then damaged the propeller of the Reaper, which is mounted on the rear of the drone, the official said. The damage to the propeller forced the US to bring down the Reaper in international waters in the Black Sea. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen via ABACAPRESS.COM

Americans support exporting drones to Ukraine — with a caveat

Paul Lushenko and Sarah Kreps

Thursday, May 25, 2023

A Kh-47 Kinzhal Russian hypersonic missile warhead, shot down by a Ukrainian Air Defence unit amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, is seen at a compound of the Scientific Research Institute in Kyiv, Ukraine May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Ukraine and the Kinzhal: Don’t believe the hypersonic hype

Alexander H. Montgomery and Amy J. Nelson

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

A live tank firing competition of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force is held at the Hokkaido Great Maneuvering Ground in Eniwa City, Hokkaido prefecture, northern Japan, on October 24, 2022. A total of 144 Type 90 and Type 10 tanks participate in the drill to compete for accurate shooting ability by bombarding targets about 2 kilometers ahead. The competition will be held until 27th.( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

No, Japan is not planning to “double its defense budget”

Monday, May 22, 2023

US President Joe Biden, right, and Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea's president, shake hands at a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House during a state visit in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. The US will strengthen the deterrence it provides South Korea against nuclear threats, including by deploying a nuclear-armed submarine to the country, in turn securing a pledge from Seoul to honor commitments to not pursue its own atomic arsenal. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

South Korean-American pie: Unpacking the US-South Korea summit

Andrew Yeo and Hanna Foreman

Friday, April 28, 2023

Ukraine soldiers receive tanks aided by Poland and the Czech Republic. In addition to Piorun MANPADS , UAV Warmate , ammunition and shells, Poland transfers heavy weapons to Ukraine , becoming the largest after the United States donor to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Arming Ukraine without crossing Russia’s red lines

Thursday, April 6, 2023

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from L) visits the Ground Self-Defense Force's Asaka base straddling Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture on Nov. 27, 2021. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)==KyodoNO USE JAPAN

Japan’s new security policies: A long road to full implementation

Adam P. Liff and Jeffrey W. Hornung

Monday, March 27, 2023

Handout photo dated January 26, 2023 shows Air Force 33rd Search and Rescue Squadron prepares to land aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) in the Philippine Sea. The United States and the Philippines on Thursday announced plans to expand America's military presence in the Southeast Asian nation, with access to four more bases as they seek to deter China’s increasingly aggressive actions toward Taiwan and in the disputed South China Sea. The agreement was reached as US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was in the country for talks about deploying US forces and weapons in more Philippine military camps. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class RuKiyah Mack via ABACAPRESS.COM

The Philippines’ evolving view on Taiwan: From passivity to active involvement

Renato Cruz De Castro

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Demonstrators hold a portrait of pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Ky and raise their three finger salute during a rally to mark the second anniversary of the coup in Myanmar outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok. Myanmar nationals living in Thailand hold a rally on the occasion of the second anniversary of the coup in Myanmar. Myanmar's military seized power on February 1, 2021, ousting the civilian government and arresting its de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. (Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

The civil war in Myanmar: No end in sight

Monday, February 13, 2023

Feb 7, 2023; Washington, DC, USA; President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., listen. Mandatory Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool-USA TODAY NETWORK

Biden makes his case to Americans in the State of the Union

William A. Galston

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

A demonstrator yells in front of a burning barricade during a protest for the recent killings of police officers by armed gangs, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol

Haiti in 2023: Political abyss and vicious gangs

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Friday, February 3, 2023