The visit of the US Defense Secretary and the Indo-Pacific policy is being protested by a red-shirt leader

Jatuporn Prompan, the leader of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), or "Red Shirt," led a small group of Thais who staged a rally in front of the Ministry of Defense yesterday (Monday) to protest US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's visit to Thailand and his co...

JAPAN AND BRITAIN AGREE TO PROMOTE FREE AND OPEN INDO-PACIFIC REGION

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• Japan and Britain agree to promote free and open Indo-Pacific region.
• The countries also agreed to strengthen security ties due to China’s rise in assertiveness.
• Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi had a vid...

KATHLEEN HICKS: FIRST FEMALE DEPUTY DEFENSE SECRETARY OF THE U.S.

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• Hicks, an ex senior Pentagon official is currently leading the Biden’s transition team at the Defense Department

• President-elect Biden in a statement announced Kathleen Hicks as his nominee for the deputy defense secretary, while Colin Kahl for t...

SENAKAKU ISLANDS REPORTEDLY FALLS UNDER THE JAPAN-U.S SECURITY TREATY PACT

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• Senkakau islands reportedly fall under the Japan-U.S security treaty pact.
• The defense chiefs of both countries confirmed the same.
• The chiefs referred to the application of Article 5 of the treaty.
• The U.S is ...

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SACKS DEFENSE SECRETARY MARK ESPER

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• President Trump had locked horns with Mark Esper over the withdrawal of U.S. forces from key bases abroad, use of active-duty troops to quell domestic protests and banning Confederate emblems from military installations

• President Trump made this announ...

JAPAN’S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER AFFIRMS WITH TOP U.S OFFICIAL CLOSE BILATERAL TIES

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• Japan’s national security adviser affirms with top U.S official close bilateral ties.
• Tokyo to continue strengthening the bilateral alliance with the U.S.
• Shigeru Kitamura had talks with U.S Defense Secretary Mark ...

BRITAIN VOWS TO COUNTER SPACE THREAT FROM CHINA AND RUSSIA

HIGHLIGHTS

• Russia has launched a military satellite called Kosmos from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.
• British defense ministry claims that from Russian satellite, there is a provocative test of a projectile which is like a weapon.
• The British def...

US MARKET FELL WITH ESCALATING MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS

The US stock market has seen a fall while closing on Tuesday, 7th January 2020. This is speculated as to the effect of geopolitical tensions between Iran and the US. There is a possibility of war in the Middle East after Iran fired a series of Iraqi airbase that hosts American Troops.

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