In 2022, Dr. Janko Šćepanović of the Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) wrote “The Sheriff and the Banker: Russia and China in Central Asia,” where he described the dynamic between China and Russia in Central Asian countries. Three years on, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine rages on, we asked him to revisit his original assessments. Read more below: Image: Russian Ministry of Defense. In your 2022 article “The Sheriff and the Banker: Russia and China in Central Asia,” you described Russia and China’s relationship in Central Asia as an informal “division of labor.
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An Army company at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, has issued a policy prohibiting vulgar language and rude gestures after an investigation found that profanity was rife within the unit, said Tiffany Wood, a spokeswoman for the base.
“The investigation was initiated due to concerns about the unit’s climate and culture after complaints regarding extreme use of profanity were received,” Wood told Task & Purpose on Wednesday.
A clue as to why the company cracked down on cursing may lie in the unit’s mission.
UK military jungle warfare training lost its rotary search-and-rescue capability with the loss of the Puma fleet in March.
DN
China released its first white paper on national security this week amid what Beijing calls “intensifying geopolitics” in the region
Kai Greet, The Aviationist
The USAF Chief of Staff posted a graphic featuring the Boeing F-47 stating the aircraft will be in service in the 2025-2029 timeframe with 185+ units planned
The WarZone
The incident took place during Operation Rough Rider, the enhanced bombing campaign against the Houthis launched by Trump on March 15.
Peter Huessy, RealClearDefense
BO has once again published a ghost story trying to scare Congress and the public into jettisoning our nuclear modernization efforts
Andrew Latham, RealClearDefense
Only the F/A-XX Can Keep the Navy in the Fight
The announced deal between the US and Saudi Arabia was made as President Donald Trump’s White House focuses on a business-first approach.
Cubic has delivered shoot-back systems to the Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute (SAFTI) City to enhance training exercises.