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Reignited violence in Ethiopia threatens to engulf the entire region
Ethiopia is on the brink of another civil war.Last week, fighting between rebels and federal forces in the northern Tigr...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · Oct 01, 2026 · WedgetailIs Bibi cruising for a bruising by trolling Erdogan over Syria?
During a speech at the United Nations last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed against Turkish Presid...
Jerusalem, Israel · Oct 01, 2026 · WedgetailWhy Iran Escalates
Tehran’s strategy to drive America out of the Middle East.
Tehran, Iran · Oct 01, 2026 · WedgetailA rickety Europe tries to stand up to China
The European Union is embarking on diplomatic hand-to-hand combat with China in an effort to rework its trade with Beiji...
Brussels, Belgium · Oct 01, 2026 · WedgetailHegseth announces new drone command, cuts to 20% of generals in 'State of the Force' speech
The Pentagon will also launch an effort to study the future of warfare that will be led in part by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk ...
Washington, United States · Oct 01, 2026 · WedgetailCan Myanmar’s New Administration Revive the Stalled Dawei SEZ Project?
The flagship project struggled even during Myanmar’s decade of opening. Attempting to revive it amid conflict and sancti...
Dawei, Myanmar · Oct 01, 2026 · WedgetailLTG David Miller Nominated as Next Leader of U.S. Space Command
U.S. Space Force Lieutenant General David Miller, Jr. has been nominated as the next Commander of U.S. Space Command, su...
Washington, United States · Oct 01, 2026 · WedgetailChina’s Military Open New Logistics and Training Facility in Laos
The center north of Vientiane, a counterpart to a similar naval facility in Cambodia, marks a further extension of Beiji...
Vientiane, Laos · Oct 01, 2026 · WedgetailJapan Has Been Here Before: The 1987 Persian Gulf Crisis
When the Gulf was last closed to tankers, Tokyo faced the same dilemma it faces today.
Tokyo, Japan · Oct 01, 2026 · WedgetailUkraine can play a key role enabling US energy exports to Europe
As Russia expands the bombardment of Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure, changes are taking place in the country's energy...
Kyiv, Ukraine · Oct 01, 2026 · WedgetailTexas startup awarded DoD contract for scandium recovery
The contract, Supra said, will bolster its recovery of rare earth elements from North American industrial byproducts.
Texas, United States · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailAfter Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future
Some Iraqis are celebrating the end of an American military presence that unleashed waves of bloodshed. Others fear what...
Baghdad, Iraq · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailHegseth plans ‘Autonomous Warfare Command’
The military’s 12th combatant command was among a slew of announcements in a Quantico speech Wednesday.
United States · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailHegseth announces plans for new 4-star drone command, among other initiatives
Hegseth also announced a new study group led by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich.
No location · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailPentagon confirms U.S. military will cut 20% of generals and admirals
U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed Wednesday that the U.S. military will cut 20 per cent of its generals and admi...
United States · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailU.S. Forces Leave Behind a Power Vacuum in Iraq
Washington’s adversaries, including Iran and the Islamic State, are likely to take advantage of the pullout.
Iraq · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailHow Far Can Russia Probe NATO’s Collective Defense?
Latvia’s president warns that Putin’s “appetite for risk is increasing.”
Latvia · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailMiller Tapped to Head SPACECOM, Oversee Move To Huntsville
The White House on Tuesday nominated U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. David Miller for his fourth star as the head of U.S. Spac...
Huntsville, United States · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailFault Lines – Taiwan’s arms hopes, Indonesia’s carrier, Fiji’s chiefs
Welcome to the latest edition of ASPI’s Fault Lines. Every fortnight, ASPI’s Defence Strategy Program monitors the actio...
Taiwan · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailUS Air Force awards $2.38B contract to Boeing for 22 F-15EX
The service awarded Boeing a contract for 22 more F-15EX aircraft, bringing the number to a total of 120 to be manufactu...
No location · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailGAO Report on the Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program
The following is the Sept. 25, 2026, Government Accountability Office report, Naval Shipyards: Complete Information Need...
No location · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailVIDEO: Former U.S. Frigate Sunk in Exercise with U.S., Royal Navies
This story has been updated to correct the spelling of USS Klakring (FFG-42). The U.S. Navy and Royal Navy sunk decommis...
No location · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailOperation Atlantic City ushers Marines on rare trip to ... remote Arctic island
U.S. Marines participated in a NATO exercise on a remote Arctic island as the alliance increases its focus on the region...
No location · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailUS Army selects five companies for PrSM development
The Army on Tuesday signed agreements with Anduril, Castelion, Lockheed Martin, Mach Industries and RTX to create advanc...
No location · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailAircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman to undergo $5.1B mid-life overhaul
The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is slated to undergo a $5.1 billion overhaul that will ready the vessel for the...
No location · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailLula Bets Big on Defense Ahead of Election
Brazil’s leftist leader has unusually put military spending at the heart of his campaign.
No location · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailHow Ukrainians are coping with new, more deadly Russian attacks
Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist's editor in chief, just visited Ukraine. She says, despite all its drone weaponry, K...
Ukraine · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailSaronic Awarded Production Contract for Marauder Under U.S. Navy’s MUSV Marketplace
Saronic Technologies has been awarded a production Other Transaction (OT) under the U.S. Navy’s Medium Unmanned Surface ...
United States · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailWho Is Russia’s New Ambassador to North Korea?
What can Andrei Podelyshev’s appointment tell us about North Korea-Russia relations?
Russia · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailU.S. to Transfer Surveillance Aircraft to the Philippine Coast Guard
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The U.S. will transfer three King Air turboprop planes equipped for maritime domain awareness oper...
Manila, Philippines · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailAustralia’s cash splash in Solomons will cost more than it delivers
A plan to fund Solomon Islands MPs directly risks entrenching the patronage system that Australia has long tried to refo...
Australia · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailPyongyang’s quiet foothold in Japan
As North Korea abandons unification, its Chongryon organisation in Japan could be repurposed for something more long-ter...
Japan · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailU.S. withdraws forces in Iraq as balance of power shifts to Iran
U.S. military forces departed from bases in Iraq on Wednesday, a milestone in two bloody decades of American involvement...
Iraq · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailMoscow Sends Nuclear Warning to NATO as Tensions Rise in the Baltic
Moscow accused the alliance of a "dangerous and reckless course" that entailed "high risks of the outbreak of a direct a...
Moscow, Russia · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailWhat Will Indonesia Do With Its New Aircraft Carrier?
The KRI Sriwijaya is a small aircraft carrier and may be better understood as an amphibious support ship.
No location · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailHomicides fall as organised crime grows more profitable – and networked
Homicide rates are falling across much of the world, but organised crime is on the rise in many regions as criminal netw...
No location · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailHistoric first as Royal Navy launches torpedo from uncrewed submarine, XV Excalibur
For the first time, a Royal Navy robot submarine has successfully fired a torpedo in a milestone trial pushing the bound...
Scotland, United Kingdom · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailHII Wins U.S. Navy Contract for 10 ROMULUS USVs
HII was awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to build 10 ROMULUS unmanned surface vessels (USVs) for the Medium Unmanned ...
No location · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailIndia’s Javelin Deal: The Unending Loop of Procurement
The deal is one of the earliest defense deals between India and the U.S. It is also the one that dragged on the longest.
No location · Sep 30, 2026 · WedgetailUS troops are leaving Iraq, but the US should stay
The end of Operation Inherent Resolve should not be the end of Washington's engagement with this important country in a ...
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