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How to win the battle for critical minerals
In the struggle with China over critical-minerals supply chains, the United States and its partners should focus efforts across three fronts: commerci...
Aug 03, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The War Room newsletter: Inside a 38-tonne armoured beast
Jonathan Rosenthal, our international editor, takes an infantry fighting vehicle for a spin
Aug 03, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Price it like a Tomahawk, not a Falcon 9: the case for sovereign microlaunch as deterrence
Very small launch vehicles are at an economic disadvantage to larger vehicles. However, Evangelos Dimitriou describes how they could provide a strateg...
Aug 03, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
ROK drone command cut training, budget despite North Korea’s advances: lawmaker
South Korea’s Drone Operation Command slashed drone training by over 50% and reduced spending by over $2 million since last year, a lawmaker from the ...
Aug 03, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
How to Stop China from Freeriding on American AI
The release of the Chinese open-weight AI model Kimi K3 has compressed a year’s worth of unresolved AI policy debate into a single news cycle. On July...
Aug 03, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Possible Is Not Plausible: How Nightmare Scenarios Hijack Unconventional Weapons Policy
Current conversations surrounding unconventional weapons — chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear — have become so fantastical as to be unser...
Aug 03, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
North Korea’s naval buildup will stretch allied forces across the Indo-Pacific
North Korea’s naval modernisation is still in its early stages. Much of its surface and submarine fleet remains outdated, while its more ambitious shi...
Aug 03, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
South Korea expands Cheongung-II missile shield against North Korean threats
South Korea has begun operating this year’s first batch of domestically developed Cheongung-II medium-range surface-to-air missile (M-SAM-II) systems,...
Aug 03, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Stick with it until you win: why Beijing keeps sovereignty disputes alive
No one should expect diplomatic pressure alone to make Beijing abandon a sovereignty claim. Ten years ago this month, a tribunal constituted under the...
Aug 03, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Canada, NZ focus on mission-driven technology. AUKUS Pillar Two should, too
US, British, and Australian defence innovation organisations can learn from Canada and New Zealand, which are jointly focusing on faster, mission-driv...
Aug 02, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The Atlantic Brief: The Strait of Hormuz and the Future of Free Navigation
In February 2026, the United States and Israel initiated a war in the Middle East against Iran. Since then, the warring sides have oscillated between ...
Jul 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
North Korea slams US Forces Japan expansion as Tokyo tests Tomahawk missile
Pyongyang accused Washington of turning U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ) into a “de facto war command” aimed at a regional conflict as Tokyo announced it succ...
Jul 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail