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Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below. *** China On Oct. 27, Japan held snap elections for its Lower House, which have brought about a more uncertain era in Japanese politics and some potential openings for China. For the last decade, the Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito have adjusted Japan’s approach to security by taking a harder line on China.

France’s defence spending is projected to rise from $60.4bn in 2024 to $67.8bn by 2029, according to a recent report by GlobalData.

The government of Australia selected Thales to establish a new domestic forging capability for 155mm M795 artillery ammunition.

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With the adoption of multidomain operations (MDO) as its central operational concept, the U.S.

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As a nation, we are in an undeclared state of emergency.

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The Army’s 1st Multi-Domain Task Force has used a small number of Kraus Hamdani Aerospace K1000 Ultra Long-Endurance, solar-powered unmanned aircraft system across the…

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A pilot who ejected from a malfunctioning F-35B in heavy rain over South Carolina last year — which kept flying on autopilot for 64 nautical miles before crashing — alleges he was…

The US, with assistance from Dutch Defence, will transport hundreds of armoured vehicles to Poland via a Military Corridor.

Kerry Anderson, TNSR Production Editor, talks with Ketian Zhang about her article for TNSR, “Just Do It: Explaining the Characteristics and Rationale of Chinese Economic Sanctions.” Zhang, an assistant professor of international security in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, highlights that China imposes sanctions differently than Western states tend to do, including taking a more ambiguous approach. Image: John Fielding
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