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US Air Force Says It s Intercepting More Russian Jets Near Alaska Than Ever Since Cold War
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The strategic importance of the Arctic is clear, as the US prepares for training exercises and China becomes more active in the Arctic region. China, Russia, the US Alaska is in the middle of all of it, former US intelligence officer says.
Over the next two weeks, US armed forces will crawl through, drive over, fly above and shovel into Alaska s thawing tundra, training to defend this sparsely populated state from a power whose ambitions increasingly defy geography.
Some 10,000 uniformed service members from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines will participate in the Northern Edge training exercise aimed at countering China, Russia and other potential adversaries that threaten the Arctic frontier and broader Indo-Pacific region.
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Kommersant: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan seek to tackle consequences of border conflict
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have calculated the human and material losses caused by the recent border conflict that took place on April 29-30. Now, the authorities of both countries are trying to find the means to rehabilitate the affected areas and determine measures to prevent similar developments in the future, Kommersant writes.
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In order to improve the situation in the Bakten border province, Prime Minister Ulukbek Maripov of Kyrgyzstan has decided to provide a special status to the region. The Kyrgyz government specified that a relevant bill would strengthen the powers of the regional special envoy who would have the right to coordinate the activities of the regional branches of state bodies and local authorities, as well as to ensure cooperation with law enforcement agencies.
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A more accessible Arctic becomes proving ground for US-China military jockeying Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Over the next two weeks, US armed forces will crawl through, drive over, fly above and shovel into Alaska s thawing tundra, training to defend this sparsely populated state from a power whose ambitions increasingly defy geography.
Some 10,000 uniformed service members from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines will participate in the Northern Edge training exercise aimed at countering China, Russia and other potential adversaries that threaten the Arctic frontier and broader Indo-Pacific region.
This comes as Beijing becomes an increasingly active great power competitor as global warming makes resources more accessible, opens new shipping lanes and spurs military jockeying.
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