This OE Watch contains 45 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities.
This issue can be downloaded at FMSO’s website: https://community.apan.org/wg/tradoc-g2/fmso/
This particular issue can be downloaded directly at https://community.apan.org/wg/tradoc-g2/fmso/m/oe-watch-past-issues/359394/download, and its Table of Contents is here:
EURASIA
3 Russia-Pakistan Security Cooperation
4 Russian Military Presence in Armenia and the Region
6 Turkey’s Security Cooperation in Central Asia
7 Dodging the Draft
9 Improving the Officer Promotion System
10 Russian Media: Ukraine Considering Legislation Enabling Forced Relocation of Russians
11 “Red Berets” University Chosen to Train Russian Military Police
12 Russia Launches New GLONASS-K Satellite
14 GLONASS Ground Crew Operations
16 GLONASS General Designer on Improving Navigational Precision
19 Russian Media: US Sanctions Hinder GLONASS Modernization
21 Contract Soldiers and AWOL
22 Russian Concerns over Chinese Espionage
23 Early Lessons-Learned from Nagorno Karabakh
24 Sweden Increases Sub-Arctic Defense
25 Kurile Islands Getting Up-armored
27 A Turkish Perspective: Key Military Takeaways from the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
INDO-PACIFIC
28 Foreign Perspectives of the Geopolitics of Data Governance
30 Chinese Central Military Commission Issues New Outline of Joint Operations
31 China Lays Out Technology Road Map to Catch Up with the United States
32 China Questions Safety Issues in Military Intelligentization
33 An Indian Perspective on the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD)
35 Indian Defense Chief Sees Collusion Between China and Pakistan
38 Chinese Mobile Apps and China’s Increasing Digital International Presence
MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA
40 IRGC Air Force Unveils Underground Facility and Missile Rail System
41 Iran: We Have Five Years to Grow the Population
42 Iran: Construction Begins on the Chahbahar-Zahedan Railway
43 Iran: Conflicting Assessment of China Talks
44 Is Turkey Preparing for War in Idlib?
46 Syrian Kurdish Commander Discusses Issues Facing Kurds
AFRICA
48 France Reaffirms Counter-Terrorism Commitments with Mali
49 Climate Migration in Sub-Saharan Africa
50 “Good Coups” Present Dilemma for African Union
51 In Africa, China Learns Development May Not Improve Security
52 East African Terrorists Take Advantage of Coastal Security Gaps
53 Kenyan Perspectives on Tanzania’s General Election
54 As Ethiopia Conducts Military Ops in Tigray, the African Union Pushes for Peace
55 South Sudan-Uganda Troops Clash Along Disputed Border
57 South Africa’s Defense Industry in Decline, Looks to Boost Exports
58 Arms Used by al-Shabab Extremists in Somalia Attack Linked to North Korea
LATIN AMERICA
59 ELN Suffers Major Blow
60 Peruvian Presidency in Flux
61 Diplomacy in Bolivia
62 Chileans Will Write a New Constitution
63 Spain Not Sending Ambassador to Venezuela
For more information on this product, please contact:Â Mr. Paul (Kent) Baumann (paul.k.baumann2.civ@mail.mil ), Foreign Military Studies Office, Fort Leavenworth, KS