Day: November 19, 2024
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Philippines’ Right to Arm Amid Rising China Tensions
The United States’ indefinite deployment of its Typhon missile system in the northern Philippines is intended to oppose China’s influence in the region, escalating tensions in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. While Philippine leaders welcome the measure for national security, China cautions that it may destabilize the area and spark an arms race.…
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Ukraine Fires US-Made Long Range Missiles to Russia After Greenlight From Biden
President Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles to conduct strikes within Russian territory, marking a significant shift in U.S. policy amid ongoing tensions in the region. This decision allows Ukrainian forces to target military assets in the Kursk area, where North Korean troops have been deployed to assist Russia. While this…
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Germany Suspects Sabotage As Second Baltic Sea Cable Cut
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has labeled the damage to two undersea fiber-optic cables in the Baltic Sea as likely sabotage, following outages of a 218-km cable between Lithuania and Sweden and a 1,200-km cable connecting Finland and Germany. Pistorius expressed skepticism regarding accidental damage, suggesting instead that this incident reflects “hybrid action” amid rising…
