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Few took the Houthis seriously. A coalition is now needed to stop them.
The Gulf, Israel and the US should push the Iran-backed group away from the vital Red Sea shipping lane.
Red Sea · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailThe New Delhi BRICS Summit Sends Powerful Messages to America
However determined Western governments may be to turn Russia and Iran into pariah states, much of the Global South rejec...
No location · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailFighting intensifies between Saudi forces and Iran-backed Houthis
Riyadh said it intercepted a Houthi drone near the holy Muslim city of Mecca; the Yemeni group denied the charge and sai...
No location · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailRussian General Who Oversaw Capture of Ukraine’s Kostiantynivka Dies
Major General Anton Grunis had personally briefed Putin on the capture of the heavily fortified city earlier this summer...
Kostiantynivka, Ukraine · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailIntegrating the Deadly Seven: Evolved Combined Arms for the Drone Age
Since World War II, the US Army has built its combined arms approach around the complementary employment of armor, infan...
No location · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailThe Bells are Ringing Again, and This Time Sweden is Inside the Alliance
On August 25, CIA Director John Ratcliffe landed in Moscow. He met Russian officials, warned them against attacking NATO...
Stockholm, Sweden · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailArmor’s Next Transformation
Interwar periods are inherently challenging for militaries, who must balance lessons from previous wars with emergent te...
No location · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailStrategic Stability and the Rebuilding of Xi’s Military
For all the warnings about an increasingly capable Chinese military, this may very well be an awkward moment for Beijing...
No location · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korea’s attack drill, Wonsan Kalma slowdown and Google’s blurry maps
This week, NK News Senior Analytical Correspondent Colin Zwirko joins the podcast to break down North Korea’s latest mis...
Wonsan, North Korea · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korea sends military delegation to China’s major security conference
North Korea has dispatched a defense ministry delegation to Beijing for China’s flagship annual security conference for ...
Beijing, China · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korea bars Western, Chinese visitors from Pyongyang trade fair: sources
North Korea has barred Western and Chinese visitors from attending an upcoming trade fair in Pyongyang over epidemiologi...
Pyongyang, North Korea · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailWhat NATO leaves behind as it pulls back from Kosovo
This summer, tensions in Kosovo have spiked even as a NATO-led peacekeeping mission began to withdraw from the country.I...
No location · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korea ordered to pay $32 million for destroying inter-Korean office
A Seoul court on Wednesday ordered North Korea to pay the South Korean government roughly $32.6 million (44.6 billion wo...
No location · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailHow Australia can execute its denial strategy long before SSNs arrive
Australia’s declared strategy of denial needs to become effective long before the powerful new nuclear submarines become...
No location · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailAs US stockpiles dwindle, Trump rushes weapons to Israel, Saudi
As government watchdogs warn about dwindling U.S. stockpiles of major weapons systems, the Trump administration is movin...
No location · Sep 16, 2026 · WedgetailA Russian Oligarch Speaks Out, But Not Against Russia's War
Russian industrial magnate Melnichenko, writing in the Economist, shares an incoherent worldview and shows how Russia’s ...
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailHow a MAGA influencer with ties to Russia became Trump’s Arctic adviser
As Thomas Dans holds forth in the U.S. and abroad, it’s not always clear where the administration’s agenda ends and his ...
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · Wedgetail3 New Shipyards Tapped to Build LCU-1700s in $280M Deal
Three new shipyards have been tapped to construct seven Landing Craft Utility landing vessels as part of an overall $280...
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailRemarks by CSO Gen. Douglas Schiess at the Air and Space Forces Association’s 2026 Air, Space and Cyber Conference
In a keynote address at the Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference, CSO Schiess outlined cor...
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailAfter five years, AUKUS’s political resilience is remarkable
As AUKUS reaches its fifth anniversary, a strong navy has never been more important for Australia. But that recognition ...
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailSpace Force growth prioritizes combat forces, space superiority
Senior leaders at the 2026 Air, Space and Cyber Conference emphasized that the USSF must double in size over the next fi...
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailFrom Nomad Festival to National Showcase: Kyrgyzstan Takes Center Stage
In early September, Kyrgyzstan hosted both the World Nomad Games and the SCO summit in a carefully choreographed spectac...
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailCarrier USS Abraham Lincoln Operates with Australians in the South China Sea
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) recently operated with Royal Australian Navy frigates in the South China Sea, the Australia...
South China Sea · Sep 15, 2026 · Wedgetail‘It was time’ to admit US has weapons in orbit, Space Force’s new leader says
Russian and Chinese advances led to the revelation, Gen. Douglas Schiess says at AFA.
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailDispatch from Seoul: How Asian allies can help the US with Iran
Allies in the Asia-Pacific should recognize that they cannot continue to be perceived as unwilling to assist the US in i...
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailCao, Toti, Breckenridge Formally Nominated for Top Navy Jobs
The White House formally passed nominations to the Senate for the top three civilian leadership roles in the Department ...
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailThe Perils of Mind-Reading in the Taiwan Strait
Without sustained dialogue over Taiwan, Beijing and Washington are both vulnerable to dangerous misreadings of each othe...
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailWe Are In An Unpredictable War Of Attrition
We are squarely in the target sights of ‘Unintended Consequences.’What do I mean by this? Think of it as a broad spectru...
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailLithuania took on China – and lasered in on Taiwan
A Soviet-era research program now helps protect Taiwan's chip dominance, and with it, the silicon shield.
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailReport to Congress on the Army’s XM-30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle
The following is the Sept. 8, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, “The Army’s XM-30 Mechanized Infantry Combat ...
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailWhat Has AUKUS Pillar II Achieved Over 5 Years?
Pillar II’s progress has proven difficult to judge – not due to a lack of activity, but because there’s no agreed metric...
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailJASDF Global Hawk Presumed to Have Crashed off Western Japan
The incident could strain Japan’s persistent wide-area surveillance capabilities, as the JASDF operates only three of th...
Japan · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailA New Kind of Cold War? China-US Competition in Latin America
Trump returned to the presidency with renewed determination to mitigate Chinese influence worldwide, giving particular i...
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailChina and Mexico: How Far Should Technology Cooperation Go?
The Mexican government is deepening ties with Beijing in some of the sectors most sensitive to U.S. security concerns.
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailBraw in Wall Street Journal on Irish security
On September 15, Elisabeth Braw was quoted in the Wall Street Journal in an article on Russia’s shadow fleet using Irish...
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailRussia's 'gray zone' tactics in Europe rattle NATO
Poland’s foreign minister has advocated NATO take more steps against Russia.
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailSaudi Arabia under military pressure from Iran, Houthis
The kingdom was forced to close its East-West oil pipeline, and Houthi rebels in Yemen have seized strategic islands in ...
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailJapan considers boosting defense spending to 3.5% of GDP
The Trump administration has pushed Tokyo to reduce its reliance on US support, despite rising tensions between Japan an...
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailCan America’s All-Volunteer Force Survive the Next War?
“It made sense for the United States to transition from this mixed force of conscripts and professionals to an All-Volun...
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailDenmark Summons Russian Ambassador After Frigate Fires Flares Toward Military Helicopter
A Russian frigate was said to have fired flares toward a Danish military helicopter in international waters, narrowly mi...
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