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China stresses Taiwan at 'core of core interests' after Xi-Trump call; Room for 'relying on US for independence' illusion will only shrink further: expert

Chinese, Iranian diplomats meet before US-Iran nuclear talk; move reflects Teheran's willingness to seek intl support: Chinese expert

Risky Business #823 -- Humans impersonate clawdbots impersonating humans

Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau are joined by the newest guy on the Risky Business Media team, James WIlson. They discuss ...

America risks a nuclear-arms race with China

Blame an expired treaty with Russia

Uruguayan president visits Great Wall, Palace Museum on 2nd day of China trip; Chinese expert says growing interest in CPC history shows wish to learn from China

High Jump: the JUMPSEAT signals intelligence satellite

Last week the National Reconnaissance Office announced it had declassified information about a signals intelligence sate...

Normalization of deviance

Ahead of the launch of Artemis 2, some have raised concerns about the Orion spacecraft's heat shield. Robert Oler says N...

Suborbital's descending trajectory

In a surprise move, Blue Origin announced Friday it was suspending New Shepard suborbital flights for at least two years...

Dragonship: China builds a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier while satellites watch

China is building up its navy, including what appears to be its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Dwayne Day shows...

From pacifism to pragmatism: Japan's evolving space security policy

Japan, which once ruled out any military use of space, has gradually made use of space for reconnaissance and other nati...

Chinese FM holds strategic dialogue with Russia's Shoigu; Wang warns the world 'faces risk of regressing to law of jungle'

Trump claims India will buy Venezuelan oil, welcomes China's investment; Chinese expert notices remarks 'unilateral,' no confirmation from Indian side

The War Room newsletter: Mission Maduro—when special ops succeed

Richard Cockett, a senior editor, discusses history’s best special operations with an SAS officer

This month in security with Tony Anscombe – January 2026 edition

The trends from January offer useful clues about the risks and priorities that security teams are likely to contend with...

DynoWiper update: Technical analysis and attribution

ESET researchers present technical details on a recent data destruction incident affecting a company in Poland’s energy ...

Love? Actually: Fake dating app used as lure in targeted spyware campaign in Pakistan

ESET researchers discover an Android spyware campaign targeting users in Pakistan via romance scam tactics, revealing li...

Risky Business #822 -- France will ditch American tech over security risks

In this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news. They discuss: La France is tres...

Lots of world leaders are attacking Europe. Why?

Often, Europe-bashing is best explained by domestic politics in America, China and beyond

Inching towards launch

A little over a week ago, SLS/Orion rolled out to the pad for Artemis 2, the first crewed mission beyond Earth orbit in ...

When satellites are hacked: the legal gray zone of non-kinetic space attack

While kinetic attacks, like direct-ascent missiles, on satellites are well understood, less appreciated are non-kinetic ...

How superheavy-lift rockets could transform astronomy by making space telescopes cheaper

New large launch vehicles like Starship and New Glenn open up many new opportunities. Martin Elvis describes how they en...

Kazakhstan's space strategy: can its high-tech assets propel it to Eurasia's new broker?

Kazakhstan is best known in the space community as the home of the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Three experts examine how the co...

ESET Research: Sandworm behind cyberattack on Poland’s power grid in late 2025

The attack involved data-wiping malware that ESET researchers have now analyzed and named DynoWiper

China's first Type 054B frigate reaches operational capability, official media reveals amid warship's first commissioning anniversary

What a US military base lost under Greenland’s ice sheet reveals about the island’s real strategic importance

Listen to Paul Bierman, an expert on Greenland’s ice, talk to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the history of the i...

Risky Business #821 -- Wiz researchers could have owned every AWS customer

In this week’s show, Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, joined by a special guest. BBC...

PLA Navy's Type 055 large destroyer boosts anti-submarine capabilities with confrontational exercise in South China Sea

Liftoff for European launch startups

Isar Aerospace is returning to the launch pad this week to make its second orbital launch attempt. Jeff Foust reports on...

The PSLV-C62 failure marks a setback for India's space ambitions

Earlier this month India suffered a second failure of its PSLV rocket in as many flights. Ajey Lele examines the implica...

The successful development of Russia's counterspace activities in LEO and GEO

Russia has embarked on a a variety of projects to disrupt or destroy foreign satellites. Matthew Mowthorpe and Markos Tr...

S. Korea's ex-president Yoon sentenced to 5 years in prison over obstruction of justice

Shenzhou-20 taikonauts make 1st public appearance after safe return following debris incident, recounts details

Is it time for internet services to adopt identity verification?

Should verified identities become the standard online? Australia’s social media ban for under-16s shows why the question...

Risky Business #820 -- Asian fraud kingpin will face Chinese justice (pew pew!)

Risky Business returns for 2026! Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau talk through the week’s cybersecurity news, including: Sa...

Donald Trump used to be risk-averse. Is that changing?

America’s president suddenly seems like a man in a hurry

Prescriptions for space medicine

For the first time in NASA history, a crewed mission is being cut short because of a medical issue with an astronaut. Je...

Japanese commercial firms as drivers of Japanese space policy

Japan has developed a vibrant commercial space industry in the last several years, with startups pursuing radar imaging ...

Building empires in the sky: Effectuating off-Earth territorial expansion using existing legal frameworks

The Outer Space Treaty makes clear that countries cannot claim territory on the Moon or other celestial bodies. Camisha ...

Safe passage in the stars: The next Bretton Woods

On Earth, control of the seas and thus of trade helped create the current financial system dominated by the US dollar. A...

How the World Got Owned Episode 1: The 1980s

In this special documentary episode, Patrick Gray and Amberleigh Jack take a historical dive into hacking in the 1980s. ...