Author: Michael

The UK and Japan have signed a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) that will expedite security and defence cooperation between the two nations.
The bilateral agreement was finalised during Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to London on 11 January, where he met his British counterpart, Rishi Sunak.
The defence agreement involves the establishment of rules related to joint legal and logistics concerns that will lay the foundation for increasing bilateral military exchanges and training.

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Understand the impact of the Ukraine conflict from a cross-sector perspective with the Global Data Executive Briefing: Ukraine Conflict

Lithuania and Poland have confirmed that they will provide additional military assistance to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces in their battle against the Russian invasion.
The announcement comes as the Presidents of Poland, Lithuania, and Ukraine came together during the Second Summit of the Lublin Triangle in Lviv, Ukraine, on 11 January.

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Throughout the Cold War, the United States and Japan focused on the threat from the Soviet Union, but with tensions increasing around Taiwan, Tokyo has turned to its south, adopting principles that former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pushed for before his death.  This week’s events are the latest in this trend, and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s […]
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Aircraft carriers from the U.S. and Indian navies sailed together to lead the second phase of the Malabar 2020 exercise, conducting advanced air defense drills with their respective MiG 29K and F-18 fighters. In 2021, American and Indian guided-missile destroyers worked closely together, alongside the USS Carl Vinson and Japanese and Australian frigates and destroyers. […]
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Movies such as Schindler’s List, Jurassic Park, Rain Man, Minority Report, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Days of Thunder, *batteries not included and The Meg have one thing in common: film producer and Marine, Gerald R. Molen. Molen began his career in the movie business by changing tires on studio trucks. He moved on to hauling set pieces, horses for westerns and further items to productions. He dug deeper into transportation in the industry and was the transportation supervisor or coordinator on Breakheart Pass, The White Buffalo and Breakout in the 1970s.

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