Around the Region

UNIPATH STAFF To improve disaster response in the Central Asian region, the Kyrgyz Republic and Kazakhstan ratified a joint agreement to cooperate on aerial search and rescue missions that could cross borders. In February 2024, the…

UNIPATH STAFF Kazakh Ambassador to the United States Yerzhan Ashikbayev, along with singers from Kazakhconcert, visited Phoenix, Arizona, to mark the 30-year partnership between Kazakhstan and the Arizona National Guard under the U.S.…

UNIPATH STAFF I llegal Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have not only spread insecurity in the region but also threaten to create an environmental crisis for neighboring countries. On September 2, 2024, the Iran-backed Houthis attacked…

UNIPATH STAFF In a preemptive operation code-named “Promise of Truth,” the Iraqi Armed Forces eliminated several Daesh operatives in Anbar, Diyala, Kirkuk, and Salah al-Din governorates in March 2024.  At least 10 terrorists were…

U.S. NAVAL FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND PUBLIC AFFAIRS Naval forces from Pakistan and the United States completed the four-day bilateral training exercise Inspired Union 2024 in Karachi in May 2024. Inspired Union focused on maritime…

UNIPATH STAFF Turkmenistan formally joined an international convention meant to ensure security and safety in the event of a nuclear or radiological disaster. In a ceremony at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna,…

A NATO delegation visited Uzbekistan to reaffirm the alliance’s partnership with Tashkent in the wake of changing security dynamics in the region. Director-General of the NATO International Military Staff Lt. Gen. Janusz Adamczyk…

Qatar hosted the eighth Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX) in March 2024 to highlight ways to protect shipping in the region.  The biennial event, held over three days, is a platform for industry…

UNIPATH STAFF March 2024, the U.S. State Department approved a potential deal worth $2.2 billion to sell 50 M1 Abrams battle tanks and other equipment to the Kingdom of Bahrain. “This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and…

UNIPATH STAFF The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan continues to modernize its Armed Forces and equipment, and to train personnel to raise capabilities and readiness, as the country faces several challenges, the most daunting of which are…