Singapore deserves credit for upholding UNCLOS, not as an abstract principle of international law, but because freedom of navigation is an existential interest for a trading hub that abuts a confined strait used for international commerce.
https://t.co/rxsWDUBA9z
Some thoughts the PLA's leadership problems and what it means for the PLA in the long haul here. Avoiding the usual Zhongnanhaiology sacred chicken feeding.
BREAKING: South Korean special prosecutors demand death penalty for former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his Dec. 2024 martial law decree.
Read about the implications: https://t.co/bB70zO1cPB
Watching a genocide take place live from satellite imagery and knowing full well the actors responsible with full UAE backing.
Yet no one is lifting a finger. Trump, constantly tallying the number of wars he's supposedly solved hasn't said a whisper.
Unimaginable indictment.
"SEOUL, Sept 5 (Reuters) - U.S. Navy SEALs shot and killed a number of North Korean civilians during a botched covert mission to plant a listening device in the nuclear-armed country during high-stakes diplomatic negotiations in 2019, the New York Times reported on Friday."
Follow live: Two officers are dead and another wounded after a shooting at a rural property in Porepunkah, about 300 kilometres north-east of Melbourne. https://t.co/NEZs9edxcX
Moment of truth: KBS-MBC-SBS exit poll projects Lee Jae-myung’s win with 51.7% v. Kim Moon-soo’s 39.3%. Other polls also project Lee’s win. Lawmakers & campaign staff cheer and chant Lee’s name.
What’s it like there at PPP situation room @joonhawrites?
@southkoreapro@nknewsorg
Breaking: A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck Myanmar and the surrounding region. The iconic Ava Bridge in Mandalay has collapsed into the Irrawaddy River.
@graham_euan A boutique capability of aging airframes is a terrible idea, there is more than enough strain on the defence budget already without gold plated thought bubbles
Beijing will defend such move as exercising legit freedom and rights in somebody's EEZ per UNCLOS. However, using similar UNCLOS standards, it'll still argue that other countries can't do the same in its EEZ. Such hypocrisy will persist for a while longer. https://t.co/IPmEjYZ4HS
"The joint statement was a diplomatic victory for China. It gave away practically nothing while bilaterally strengthening its overall strategic position in the South China Sea and beyond."
My latest for @SurvivalEditors on why 🇮🇩 is sleepwalking into strategic alignment with 🇨🇳👇
Free eprint (50): https://t.co/yEg463SGEt
“When North Korean troops first appeared on the battlefield last month, Ukrainian soldiers were stunned by how they moved in large groups and did not even attempt to hide from Ukrainian drones. Many were easily killed in those initial waves, but in ensuing battles, the new arrivals proved to be combat-ready, physically fit and skilled marksmen, the Ukrainians said…
But the North Koreans also fought fiercely and aggressively, demonstrating advanced war tactics…
Some North Korean troops, the documents said, repeatedly rushed to rescue their fellow wounded soldiers despite the risks of enemy attacks, causing further casualties.”
https://t.co/isKo4AXgvn
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