Modern Diplomacy: "Japan and South Korea: Vital partners in the New Uzbekistan"

 

 

 

"Japan and South Korea: Vital partners in the New Uzbekistan"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez and Marin Ekstrom

Modern Diplomacy

28 October 2025

Published: https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/10/29/japan-and-south-korea-vital-partners-in-the-new-uzbekistan/

Uzbekistan has recently commenced construction of a new airport in Tashkent, valued at $2.5 billion, as a symbol of the country’s reinvention.

 

Uzbekistan has recently commenced construction of a new airport in Tashkent, valued at $2.5 billion, as a symbol of the country’s reinvention. The project, slated to begin operations in 2029, aims to serve as Central Asia’s key aviation hub by supporting more than 40 take-offs and landings per hour and serving 20 million passengers annually. Economists predict that increased air traffic at the airport could generate $27 billion in annual revenue and create thousands of new jobs.

To achieve this ambitious goal, Tokyo and Seoul will be critical partners: Japan’s Sojitz Corporation, which has extensive experience in the aviation sector, has agreed to invest millions of dollars and share technical expertise. As for South Korea, the Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC) signed a $24.5 million consulting contract to provide operational and service support for the development of the new Tashkent airport.

 

Shephard: "Advances in USV technology help develop tomorrow’s hybrid fleet"

 

"Advances in USV technology help develop tomorrow’s hybrid fleet"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Shephard

27 October 2025

Published: https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/advances-in-usv-tech-help-develop-tomorrows-hybrid-fleet/

As services like the Royal Navy and US Navy aim to develop hybrid fleets to reduce reliance on and dangers to crewed vessels, L3Harris, Metal Shark and Red Cat step forward.

The revolution of autonomous systems is not occurring solely on land and in the air. Uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) and systems that can be integrated aboard these vessels – some of which are meant to defeat other uncrewed systems – are being produced, tested and fielded. 

 

 

Presentation: "Las Operaciones de las Armadas de América Latina y el Caribe contra la Pesca Ilegal: El Futuro de las Flotas"

 

 

"Las Operaciones de las Armadas de América Latina y el Caribe contra la Pesca Ilegal: El Futuro de las Flotas"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

CONFERENCIA DE PROTECCIÓN AL MEDIO AMBIENTE

Junta Interamericana de Defensa
Washington, DC

17 de Septiembre del 2025 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0-HF5SXtps 

Book Chapters in: “Maritime Strategy and Security Challenges in South America”

 

Maritime Strategy and Security Challenges in South America

 Henrik Shilling and Anne Runhaar (Eds)

ISPK Seapower Series

Vol. 6, First Edition, 2025

Nomos, Baden-Baden  

Chapter: "Maritime Strategy and Security Challenges in South America" p. 23-42

Chapter: "IUU Fishing and South American Navies" p. 159-172

https://www.nomos-elibrary.de/en/document/view/detail/uuid/a0885c17-cad1-3152-9408-7bd601824bd2 

 

 

Kazinform: "The US-Venezuela Conflict: What's Happening Between the Countries?" / " Конфликт США и Венесуэлы: что происходит между странами"

 

"The US-Venezuela Conflict: What's Happening Between the Countries?" / "Конфликт США и Венесуэлы: что происходит между странам"

 By: Рустем Кожыбаев 

KazInform

10 October, 2025

Published: https://www.inform.kz/ru/konflikt-ssha-i-venesueli-chto-proishodit-mezhdu-stranami-c758b8 

Американские военные 3 октября в четвертый раз атаковали морское судно у берегов Венесуэлы, в результате чего погиб экипаж корабля, подозреваемого в перевозке наркотиков в Карибском море. В причинах эскалации напряженности между США и Венесуэлой разбирался собственный корреспондент агентства Кazinform.  

On October 3, the US military attacked a vessel off the coast of Venezuela for the fourth time, killing the crew of the vessel, which was suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean. Kazinform's own correspondent investigated the reasons for the escalating tensions between the US and Venezuela.

Breaking Defense: " As US military boosts posture in Caribbean, how does Venezuela’s navy stack up? "

 

"As US military boosts posture in Caribbean, how does Venezuela’s navy stack up?"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Breaking Defense

8 October 2025

Published: https://breakingdefense.com/2025/10/as-us-military-boosts-posture-in-caribbean-how-does-venezuelas-navy-stack-up/ 

Official information is tough to come by, but analysts say open questions abound about Caracas’ biggest ticket vessels.

WASHINGTON — In response to an American buildup in the Caribbean, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has pledged there is “no way” the US could invade the South American nation, as the nation was well prepared to defend its sovereignty.

And while Maduro may be handing out weapons to civilians to aid any fight on land, the potential for conflict — and the presence of US Navy ships in the region — also raises the question of Venezuelan capabilities at sea.

 

The Diplomat: " The Enduring Legacy of US-Uzbekistan Exchange Programs "

 

 

"The Enduring Legacy of US-Uzbekistan Exchange Program"

 Marin Ekstrom and Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

The Diplomat

Crossroads Asia

8 October 2025

Published: https://thediplomat.com/2025/10/the-enduring-legacy-of-us-uzbekistan-exchange-programs/ 

At the annual alumni conference, the transformative power of people-to-people programs was on full display.

The power of people-to-people initiatives was on full display at the 2025 U.S Exchange Alumni Conference, held in Nukus, Republic of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, on September 27-28, which one of the authors of this commentary attended. The annual event, co-organized by the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan, American Councils, and the Regional Alumni Representatives (RARs), provided an opportunity for approximately 100 Uzbek former participants in U.S. exchange programs to share their experiences and discuss the ongoing impact on their professional and personal lives. 

 

International Policy Digest: "Kazakhstan 2.0: Tokayev’s High-Speed Bid to Digitize a Petrostate"

 

 

"Kazakhstan 2.0: Tokayev’s High-Speed Bid to Digitize a Petrostate"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

International Policy Digest

7 October 

Published: https://intpolicydigest.org/kazakhstan-2-0-tokayev-s-high-speed-bid-to-digitize-a-petrostate/ 

The 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly is over, and the familiar churn of speeches will fuel analysts for weeks. But Astana isn’t waiting on New York.

In his State of the Nation address, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev set out a domestic agenda for the second half of the decade—an attempt to steer Kazakhstan through a volatile era by marrying digital transformation with targeted investment and institutional reform. “The world has entered a new historical era,” he warned, one that will test governments that fail to adapt.

 

Shephard: "AFA 2025: CUAS solutions demonstrate modularity and portability focus"

 

"AFA 2025: CUAS solutions demonstrate modularity and portability focus"

 Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Shephard

Air Warfare

3 October, 2025

Published: https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/air-warfare/afa-2025-an-expanding-portfolio-of-cuas-solutions-on-display/

Aerovironment, Epirus and SNC displayed their counter-uncrewed aerial systems, with both non-kinetic and kinetic options for military services.

 

Zona Militar: "Teledyne FLIR Defense Unveils the SkyCarrier, a Drone Recovery System Latin American Armed Forces Should Take Note Of" / "

 "Teledyne FLIR Defense presentó el SkyCarrier, un sistema de recuperación de drones al que las Fuerzas Armadas latinoamericanas deberían prestarle atención"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Zona Militar

3 de Octubre, 2025

Publicado: https://www.zona-militar.com/2025/10/03/teledyne-flir-defense-presento-el-skycarrier-un-sistema-de-recuperacion-de-drones-al-que-las-fuerzas-armadas-latinoamericanas-deberian-prestarle-atencion/

En la reciente feria de defensa DSEI en Londres, la empresa Teledyne FLIR Defense presentó el sistema SkyCarrier, diseñado para el lanzamiento, control y recuperación de los sistemas aéreos no tripulados (UAS) SkyRaider y SkyRanger de Teledyne FLIR. Zona Militar mantuvo recientemente una conversación exclusiva con Rich Cunha, director de producto de UAS en Teledyne FLIR Defense, sobre las capacidades de este nuevo sistema portátil y por qué los ejércitos latinoamericanos deberían interesarse en esta tecnología.

 

"Teledyne FLIR Defense Unveils the SkyCarrier, a Drone Recovery System Latin American Armed Forces Should Take Note Of"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Zona Militar

3 October 2025

Published: https://www.zona-militar.com/en/2025/10/03/teledyne-flir-defense-unveils-the-skycarrier-a-drone-recovery-system-latin-american-armed-forces-should-take-note-of/

 

At the recent DSEI defense expo in London, the defense company Teledyne FLIR Defense launched the SkyCarrier system, designed for the launch, control and recovery of Teledyne FLIR’s SkyRaider and SkyRanger uncrewed aerial systems (UASs). Zona Militar recently had an exclusive conversation with Rich Cunha, UAS Product Director at Teledyne FLIR Defense, about the capabilities of this new portable system and why Latin American militaries should be interested in this new technology.