Daily Memo: Activity Around the Periphery

It’s a busy time for the “smaller” powers of the world.

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International exercises in Russia. Russia, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and certain ASEAN dialogue partners conducted military exercises in Russia’s Eastern Military District. The purpose of the drills was to strengthen and promote regional counterterrorism cooperation and enhance operational interaction among ASEAN countries. Some 700 military personnel as well as aircraft, drones and tanks […]

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