Taiwan’s First New Tanks in 30 Years: Is the M1A2T Abrams the Right Choice for the Republic of China Army
Taiwan’s Republic of China Armed Forces (ROCAF) has received its first shipment of 38 M1A2T Abrams main battle tanks, marking the first acquisition of new tanks in nearly three decades. Arriving on December 13, the tanks made a 350-kilometre journey…
America’s Unpreparedness for a Protracted War: A Wake-Up Call
The war in Ukraine has exposed a grim reality: the United States military is far from ready for a drawn-out conflict with a capable adversary. For decades, the U.S. military assumed it could quickly and decisively win wars. But Ukraine…
Logistics and the Indo-Pacific: A Wake-Up Call for U.S. Military Readiness
In the ongoing global security landscape, logistics have become as important as military firepower, with recent events highlighting the undeniable value of an effective logistical network. A stark reminder of this lesson comes from Russia’s disastrous invasion of Ukraine, where…
Russia’s Air Defense Strategy: A Key Factor in Preventing U.S. Military Action Against North Korea?
In a revealing interview from August 12, 2017, Evgeny Kim, a senior fellow at the Centre for Korean Studies of the Institute of Far Eastern Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, discussed Russia’s role in deterring potential U.S. military…
U.S. General Warns of Risks of Military Defeat in Potential North Korean Conflict
A report submitted to the U.S. Congress by General Jan-Marc Jouas, former deputy commander of U.S. Forces Korea, has raised alarming concerns over the U.S. military’s ability to succeed in a potential conflict on the Korean Peninsula. The report suggests…