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May- 2018 -12 MayCommentary
Will the Korean Spring bring a just peace?
The stunning pace of diplomatic events on the Korean Peninsula are hopeful but beg many questions. Colonel David Murphy asks: Why the sudden change in strategic direction by the Kim regime?
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12 MayAsia Pacific
At least 19 killed as insurgents attack Myanmar security forces near China border
At least 19 people were killed and 29 injured in northern Myanmar when TNLA insurgents attacked government security posts and a casino outside Muse in Shan State, near the border with China
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11 MayAfrica
US reviewing Somalia raid after reports of civilian casualties
The U.S. military's Africa Command said it is reviewing a May 9 raid in the Lower Shabelle after locals reported that five civilians had been shot dead
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11 MayBusiness
Raytheon awarded $242 million Rolling Airframe Missile contract
Raytheon has been awarded a $242 million contract for Rolling Airframe Missile guided missile round packs for the U.S. Navy, Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, a U.S. Department of Defense release said.
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10 MayAfrica
Training and command issues highlighted in Pentagon’s Niger ambush probe
An investigation into last year's deadly assault on U.S. and local forces in Niger uncovered a series of avoidable blunders leading up to the attack, the Pentagon said
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10 MayCommentary
No right to fail: evolution of Ukrainian defense since 2014
If Russia’s disinformation and cyber weapons are the hallmark of its 5GW offense, the civic enthusiasm of Ukrainian citizens is the hallmark of 5GW defense, T.J. Sjostrom argues
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10 MayMiddle East
Israel strikes dozens of ‘Iranian military targets’ in Syria overnight
Israel said it hit dozens of Iranian military targets in Syria overnight, including one where a rocket attack on the Israeli army in the Golan Heights originated.
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9 MayAsia Pacific
Afghan Air Force conducts first Black Hawk operation, one day after crews qualify
Afghan Air Force UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crews conducted their first operational mission in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, just one day after graduating from mission qualification training.
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9 MayAsia Pacific
Explosion at Indian paramilitary HQ near Myanmar border kills 2
An explosion near an Indian paramilitary headquarters in Imphal in the northeastern state of Manipur near its border with Myanmar killed two security personnel
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9 MayCommentary
Expanding global footprint: Russia builds on Syria experiments in Central Africa
Kiril Aramov and Ruslan Trad take an in-depth look at Russia’s expansion of its burgeoning hybrid state, as it moves private military contractors into the Central African Republic
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