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Russia says more S-400 air defense missile systems bound for India by 2026. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/performe…

Interesting week ahead for me...

The time factor. We don't think about it enough, especially in the West.

Good move

HONOLULU DEFENSE FORUM!

Otherwise known as the stability-instability paradox: create stability at the high-end with your nukes to give yourself flexibility to act militarily - destabilize - at lower ends of the conflict spectrum.

In Delhi last year, an official told me that Pakistan to India is North Korea to the US in that it can not be ignored and distracts from the bigger problem.

At least 11 strategic bombers lost. That’s far lower than the Ukrainian claim, which is 40 or so, but still a hefty total.

India is strong, but it won't be a US ally, at least not the way the US wants an ally to be.

India's Chief of Defence Staff: "India is not going to live under shadow of terror and nuclear blackmail.” livemint.com/news/india/cds…

Aides to ⁦Under Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby⁩ fill key positions at the Pentagon. John Noh to be assistant secretary for Indo-Pacific security affairs, Alex Velez-Green to be deputy undersecretary for policy, Austin Dahmer picked for assistant secretary for strategy. asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter…

This

The US isn't withdrawing from Europe (yet). It's trying to rebalance roles and responsibilities with its allies.

Indeed. And even then, I wouldn't expect perfect alignment.

US #IndoPacific commander calls #PLA operations in #Taiwan Strait ‘rehearsals’, not just exercises Admiral Samuel Paparo, head of US Indo-Pacific Command, warns of ‘a profoundly consequential time’ and that ‘China is on a dangerous course’ The top US commander in the Pacific