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Mess, Not Muscle: Why Turkey Joining the SCO After the Makkah Pact is a Bad Bargain For India
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting was recently held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and included three major powers: China, Russia, and India, among others.
India sits...
Asia Pacific
After Rafale, Chinese Fighter Jets Train Against ‘Advanced’ Mirage-2000 That Both Taiwan & India Operate
After conducting historic drills against the Egyptian Rafales, the Chinese PLAAF (People’s Liberation Army Air Force) is now holding exercises with Emirati Mirage 2000-9 jets...
Europe
J-10C vs Rafale: Egypt Strongly Backs One-China Principle — Yet Eyes More French Jets Over Beijing’s. Here’s Why
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and once again stressed Egypt’s full support for the One-China Principle.
“The Egyptian side...
Europe
Turkey’s Two Biggest Adversaries, Israel & Greece, OK Historic $3.6B Deal For Multilayered AD System
In what appears to be the largest-ever defense export deal, Israel has agreed to build a multilayered air-defense network for Greece as the two...
Middle East
Like “China in QUAD” & “Russia in NATO”: Why Iran Joining the Saudi-led Mecca Pact Is Highly Unlikely: OPED
Iran has reportedly been invited to join the Mecca pact. However, it makes little sense for Tehran to join the Mutual Defense Agreement signed...
