CHINA
3 China Celebrates New Turbofan Engine Design as Giving It a
Strategic Advantage
6 Chinese and Vietnamese Leaders Meet Over Tensions in South
China Sea
8 Chinese Media Defends PLA Navy in Maritime Dispute With the
Philippines
10 China Nears Completion of Large Port in Peru With Dual-Use
Capabilities

RUSSIA
12 Russian Military Working To Respond to U.S. “Multi-Domain
Operations”
14 Russia Details Plan To Overcome Military Drone Deficiencies
17 Russia’s Federal Budget Puts Economy on War Footing
19 Russian Arctic Naval Activity and Capability Continue To Expand
21 Russia Denies that North Korea Is Supplying It With Weapons for
Use in Ukraine

IRAN
23 Iran’s Supreme Leader Announces Maritime Development
Strategy
25 Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Seeks Dominant Role in Maritime
Development
27 Iran Seeks To Assert Global Leadership in Determining
International Cyber Policy
29 Belarus and Iran Form Alliance Against the West
TERRORISM AND TRANSNATIONAL CRIME
31 Drug Trafficking a Prime Source of Financing for Venezuela’s
Maduro Regime
33 Syrian Regime, Opposition Wary of Hamas Despite Support for 7
October Attacks on Israel
36 Fears of Gaza Violence Prompt Egypt To Reinforce the Sinai Border
38 Pakistan Deporting Approximately 1.7 Million Undocumented
Afghanis in Response to Terrorist Attacks
41 Malian Coup Leader Faces Challenges Reconquering Kidal
GLOBAL OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
44 Israel’s Operation in Gaza Compounding Logistical Delays for
India’s Armed Forces
46 Azerbaijan’s Joint Exercise With Turkey Sends Familiar Warning
Message to Armenia
48 African Government Support for Palestinian Territories Spreads
51 Ukraine Launches Counteroffensive in Sudan and Across Africa To
Minimize Russian Influence