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The Quad is still treating critical minerals as a mining problem
China won the first critical minerals contest while Australia, India, Japan and the United States were still debating supply-chain resilience. Beijing...
Jul 28, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Key Areas Where Water Scarcity Intensifies Risks of Conflict
Water disputes can directly drive conflict, but more often, water scarcity acts as a catalyst — one that, combined with other pressures, raises the ri...
Jul 28, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The Saudi dilemma: How Yemen could shape the next phase of the Iran war
As the Houthis attack Saudi ships and infrastructure, Riyadh faces an increasingly difficult choice: absorb the blows to stay out of the Iran war or r...
Jul 28, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The First Waves of Amphibious Assault Will Be Unmanned
In the Pacific War, the U.S. Navy’s underwater demolition teams prepared the way for U.S. and allied amphibious landings on enemy-held islands. Throug...
Jul 28, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Shoring up the Red Sea: Why the next crisis may begin in the Horn of Africa
The Red Sea is becoming more dangerous, and not only because of the Houthis. Conflicts in the Horn of Africa are converging and drawing in external po...
Jul 28, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Australian Army chief leaves legacy and an open door for further professionalisation
The Australian Army has completed a two-year internal review into the state of the profession and institutional reform targeting command accountabilit...
Jul 28, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Legacy technology is a national security threat hiding in plain sight
The problem with legacy technology is not that organisations do not know the risks. It is that no mechanism forces a decision. Ownership is distribute...
Jul 27, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Turning intelligence into advantage: US, Coalition Forces convene for SpaceTAT '26
The event brought together U.S. and Five Eyes coalition space operators, system experts, and intelligence professionals to analyze adversary tactics a...
Jul 27, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Al-Qaida and the Islamic State are both adopting AI – but differ in how they think about the technology
Terrorist groups may use artificial intelligence for similar purposes, but their organizational cultures shape how they understand it.
Jul 27, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
What 30,000 North Korean troops could mean for Russia’s war against Ukraine
Russia plans to enlist 30,000 North Korean soldiers for a fall offensive in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said over the weekend, raising quest...
Jul 27, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Taiwan’s Tech Hurdles Threaten Military Capability and Potential Coalition Defense
Taiwan produces the world’s most advanced semiconductors, yet the island’s own military is only in the opening stages of adopting artificial intellige...
Jul 27, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Why Norway and Finland Should Preserve Two of Europe’s Most Important Security Arrangements
Svalbard is a stark archipelago of glaciers and coal mines lying 650 kilometers (403 miles) north of Norway’s North Cape, roughly halfway between the ...
Jul 27, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail