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Where Did Venezuela’s Oil Billions Go?

“We’re taking a lot of oil from Venezuela, and we’re getting along great with them. Billions and billions of barrels of ...

So what’s the strategy for democracy in 2026?

Host Matthew Kroening is joined by Damon Wilson, president and CEO of the National Endowment for Democracy, to discuss t...

Echoes of Odysseus in Ukraine’s ingenious approach to the art of war

Christopher Nolan's new blockbuster film version of the Odyssey is shaped by timeless values of military ingenuity, righ...

Explainer: How the ‘super El Niño’ will reshape the world’s weather

The world is currently experiencing what is expected to become the strongest El Niño on record – dubbed a “super El Niño...

Cyber Incident Disrupts Student Services at UT San Antonio

UT San Antonio has taken IT systems offline following a cyber incident, disrupting student registration and tuition paym...

South Korea considers mandatory military service for North Korean defectors

South Korea’s agency responsible for military conscription is exploring the idea of requiring male North Korean defector...

Cold comfort: What China can teach Europe about adaptation

Europe is learning to adapt to a hotter climate. It should take the same approach to economic dependencies: manage the c...

Three-quarters of Ransomware Attacks Target Mid-Market Firms

Black Kite finds mid-market is the sweet spot for ransomware as manufacturers are most likely to be hit

RAND Outlines Layered Defense Strategy to Mitigate AI-Enabled Bioweapon Risk

No single safeguard can prevent an actor from using artificial intelligence to help build a biological weapon, but nine ...

AI and the Risks of Tearing Down an Old System

Operation Epic Fury made clear that AI is now at the heart of American warfighting. Central Command used Claude through ...

Inside Brazil’s 3D-Printed Gun Supply Chain

On June 26, 2026, the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro, through its specialized firearms, ammunition, and explosives unit,...

North Korea-China trade continues to slip as imports fall for third month

North Korea’s trade with China dipped at the start of the second half of the year as its imports continued falling for a...

Russia to unveil monument for North Korean soldiers in fall: defense chief

Russia will unveil a monument for North Korean soldiers who fought against Ukrainian forces in Kursk in the fall, Moscow...

With Colby’s tour, the US makes a pragmatic pitch to Southeast Asia

The Pentagon’s top policy official, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby, used his first Southeast Asian...

Koizumi’s in Australia again. Japan is becoming less quasi, more ally

The signals are getting clear enough: Japan is becoming an ally of Australia. The latest indication is that Japanese Def...

Trump says Kim Jong Un responded ‘positively’ to downsized military drill talk

President Donald Trump said Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un responded positively to his praise of their rela...

Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic Security is Not Just Indivisible, it Merges

Conflicts are connecting in Europe and the Middle East, but could Asia be next?

How cheap, simple building materials can protect strike drones from lasers

As armed forces and their suppliers work on costly lasers to knock down cheap drones, the drone makers can easily reach ...

The Tension Between Collectivism and Individualism in Ukraine

Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum,...

Japan launches second US military payload to monitor space above Indo-Pacific

The data from the hosted payloads on QZS-7 and its predecessor QZS-6 will feed into the US Space Surveillance Network op...

Open-Source Intel Makes U.S. Troops an Easier Target for Iran

Iran is reading American service members’ social media feeds to deadly effect. The fact is that not all intelligence mus...

The oil shock is sorting Latin America. The dividing line is institutions, not barrels.

Latin American countries that have been resilient amid the oil shock show how the region as a whole can reset its energy...

Analysis: The two largest reservoirs in the US have hit record-low levels

The second-largest reservoir in the US reached a record-low water height on Saturday – just days after the country’s lar...

UNISOC Modem Flaw Enables Remote Code Execution via Video Calls

UNISOC modem flaw enabled kernel-level code execution through video calls

Waterborne shipments from the U.S. Gulf Coast increased in April and May

Waterborne shipments of crude oil and petroleum products from the U.S. Gulf Coast (PADD 3) to the West Coast (PADD 5) mo...

Inside Iran’s New Wartime Leadership

Tehran’s new power brokersA wave of assassinations rebuilt Iran’s leadership from the top down, leaving a severely wound...

WordPress Plugin Flaw Exposes 40,000 Sites to Admin Takeover

Critical User Profile Builder flaw let unauthenticated attackers access administrator accounts

Buzzkill: How to defend Europe against drones

Drone warfare in Europe is no longer tomorrow’s problem. The continent is under attack by drones today, and the threat i...

Space Force brings 5 companies on-board Space Data Network

The new awards are aimed at demonstrating the ability of multiple satellite networks to connect to the Space Force’s eme...

Why land-use emissions have fallen by a third this century – in six charts

Emissions from land-use change – including deforestation, loss of peatland and forest degradation – have been falling ov...

Wishing for rockets

The demand for launch services is higher than ever, but the supply of rockets today is very constrained. Jeff Foust repo...

Two futures on the Moon

The race to return humans to the Moon pits not just two countries but two political philosophies. Alexander William Salt...

Colonizing Antarctica and other anti-space fables

One argument that critics of space settlement make is that it would be far easier to settle Antarctica. Milan Cirkovic o...

ETSI Proposes 17 Cybersecurity Standards to Support Cyber Resilience Act

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute has launched an approval process for standards vendors will have to ...

Philip R. Lane: The rise in defence spending and the euro area economy

SafePal Data Breach Hits Tens of Thousands of Customers

Nearly 40,000 customers of hardware wallet provider SafePal have been impacted by a data breach

How QR-code phishing can slip past corporate security measures

Quishing has become a popular alternative to traditional phishing. Here’s how businesses can close the gap.

South Korean troops fire warning shots at North’s forces crossing border

South Korean troops recently fired warning shots at North Korean soldiers crossing the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) o...

What Have We Learned from the 9/11 Wars? Not Nearly Enough

Editor’s Note: The following article draws on themes from the author’s forthcoming book titled US Counterterrorism Opera...

Infostealers Harvest 1.7 Billion Credentials in Six Months

Flashpoint data reveals infostealers were responsible for taking 1.7 billion credentials in the first half of 2026