Peace and Conflict

First Person Arrested Under Australia’s Foreign Interference Law

Australia has begun taking action to curb foreign interference in its country. Authorities recently arrested Liberal Party member Di Sanh Duong, also known as Sunny, under charges of “preparing for a foreign interference offense.” This is the first time that a person has been charged under the foreign interference law that was passed in 2018. ...

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The Sydney Opera House

No Drinking! No Fighting! The Laws of Early Edo Japan to Keep the Peace

An early Edo period document stipulating the Hosokawa clan code of conduct for vassals dispatched on a national project to rebuild Sunpu Castle has been discovered by Kumamoto University researchers. The 13 articles from the head of the Hosokawa clan in the Kokura domain (area), Tadaoki Hosokawa at the time, delegate full authority to the vassals to ...

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A letter from the lord of the Hosokawa clan.

China Is Preparing Digital Dossiers on Foreigners

Matt Pottinger, the Deputy National Security Adviser to President Donald Trump, recently revealed that Beijing is building a database of millions of foreigners through a digital surveillance campaign by setting up digital dossiers. The communist regime plans to use the database to intimidate, influence, and blackmail foreign nationals to do their bidding. Digital dossiers Pottinger ...

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World map overlaid with one's and zero's and the image of a padlock.

Chinese Coast Guard Allowed to Fire on Foreign Ships in South China Sea

The Chinese government has introduced draft legislation that will allow its coast guard to use weapons against foreign ships that are found to be involved in “illegal activities” in Chinese waters. However, since China’s claims over some portions of the South China Sea have been dismissed by its neighbors, the coast guard will effectively have ...

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A Chinese Coast Guard ship at sea.

U.S. Intelligence Agency Issues Warning About Chinese Hackers

The National Security Agency (NSA) recently issued a warning about 25 patchable bugs that are being leveraged by Chinese hackers to infiltrate American networks. The vulnerabilities affect products that are mostly used for external web services or remote access. Chinese hacking threat “NSA is aware that National Security Systems, Defense Industrial Base, and Department of ...

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A hacker.

U.S. Battle Force: A Fleet of 500 Naval Ships by 2045

Mark Esper, U.S. Defense Secretary, recently announced the country’s naval fleet plans. Dubbed “Battle Force 2045,” Esper revealed that the U.S. Navy might potentially have a fleet of 500 unmanned and manned ships by the year 2045. By 2035, the country could have 355 traditional Battle Force ships. The plan will apparently align with the ...

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The USS Bataan returns to its homeport at Norfolk, Virginia.

White House Warns Taiwan of Potential Chinese Invasion

White House National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien has warned Taiwan to prepare for a possible Chinese invasion. Some political experts believe that China could attack the country if the U.S. Presidential election becomes chaotic. A Chinese invasion of Taiwan “I think Taiwan needs to start looking at some asymmetric and anti-access area denial strategies and ...

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China's type 99 tank.

Pompeo Meets Allies to Counter Beijing Authoritarianism

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has spoken candidly with allied foreign ministers of India, Japan, and Australia on the importance of collaborating against threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Pompeo made his statement about the CCP during opening remarks for a “Quad” meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Indian Minister of ...

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U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, Foreign Minister Marise Payne, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, and Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.