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Ten major global military and defence events in 2025

Ten major global military and defence events in 2025

Thursday, January 08, 2026, 20:54 (GMT+7)
In 2025, the world continued to witness intense strategic competition among major powers, an increasing tendency to address issues through escalation and the use of force, along with prolonged and expanding military conflicts in many regions. Nevertheless, peace, cooperation, and development remain the major trends and shared goals. To provide a comprehensive overview, the National Defence Journal compiles and presents ten major military and defence events worldwide in 2025

Strategic competition among major powers in the Asia-Pacific region and implications for ASEAN

Strategic competition among major powers in the Asia-Pacific region and implications for ASEAN

Monday, November 24, 2025, 15:14 (GMT+7)
According to international observers, the formation of the US-led sub-multilateral security mechanisms QUAD, AUKUS, and other "trilateral, quadrilateral" security cooperation mechanisms can increase the risk of US-China confrontation and affect ASEAN's centrality in the regional security structure as shown through ARF, ADMM, ADMM+, etc. The risk of "securitising" cooperation areas will increase with the increasing momentum of strategic competition between major powers.

The global trend of peace, cooperation, and development in the new context

The global trend of peace, cooperation, and development in the new context

Monday, September 22, 2025, 19:23 (GMT+7)
Humanity has not witnessed another global war since World War II ended 80 years ago. However, the recent growing tendency among countries to use force to resolve disputes and disagreements has raised doubts about world peace. What is the essence of this issue? This article aims to provide an additional perspective

10 Major Global Military and Defence Events of 2024

10 Major Global Military and Defence Events of 2024

Thursday, January 09, 2025, 10:06 (GMT+7)
In 2024, the global landscape witnessed unprecedented complexity and unpredictability, marked by intensifying strategic competition among major powers and escalating military conflicts across various regions. These developments further destabilised an already volatile global security environment. To provide a comprehensive overview of the global security landscape, the National Defence Journal presents a roundup of the 10 most significant military and defence events

On building the all-people border guard in the cause of safeguarding national borders

On building the all-people border guard in the cause of safeguarding national borders

Sunday, June 25, 2023, 08:42 (GMT+7)
On deeply grasping the Party’s guidelines on military, national defence, and protection of the Fatherland, especially the one regarding building of a stable, strong all-people border guard and all-people border guard posture in the all-people national defence and all-people national defence posture in alignment with the people’s security posture, over the past few years, the Border Guard Soldiers have worked closely with levels, agencies, localities, forces, and people in the border areas to synchronously carry out solutions to building of the all-people border guard and gained vital results, contributing to increased defence and security strength, defeat of hostile forces’ sabotage schemes, and firm defence of territorial sovereignty and security of national borders in any situations.

Ten major global military and defence events in 2025
In 2025, the world continued to witness intense strategic competition among major powers, an increasing tendency to address issues through escalation and the use of force, along with prolonged and expanding military conflicts in many regions. Nevertheless, peace, cooperation, and development remain the major trends and shared goals. To provide a comprehensive overview, the National Defence Journal compiles and presents ten major military and defence events worldwide in 2025