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Russia'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...
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailPakistan-Oman Maritime Deal Signals Gwadar’s Expanding Regional Relevance
As the strategically located Pakistani port’s geopolitical value increases, can its market readiness keep pace?
Gwadar, Pakistan · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailThree Patrons, Three Clients: The Mecca Alliance No One Owns
Every alliance contains a struggle over who gets to decide what the alliance is for. The unusual thing about the Mecca A...
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailIndustry is building the capability and industrial base northern Australia needs
Last week in Darwin, I saw an example of what Australia needs more of: industry investing in sovereign capability before...
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailCambodia, Thailand Begin Compulsory Conciliation in Maritime Boundary Dispute
The process, convened under the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, follows Thailand’s revocation of a 2001 MoU gover...
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailUkraine war spreads to Arctic as nuclear tensions escalate
Last week, the war in Ukraine reached deep inside the Russian Arctic.On September 9, Ukrainian drones struck two gas pro...
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailThe Crumbling Defense of Europe
Trump has already undermined NATO and allied deterrence.
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailJapan’s record defence budget request is really about AI
Japan is moving from a defence buildup centered on adding hardware capacity to a defence transformation centered on inte...
No location · Sep 15, 2026 · WedgetailWhen Policy and War Collapse Into One: Fighting in the Sixth Domain
We may soon face conflict with nation-states in a new model of warfare—one not defined by geography, but instead defined...
No location · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailBritain’s Defence Industrial Strategy Has a University-Shaped Gap
The 2025 Defence Industrial Strategy casts universities as suppliers of graduates and research. To deliver it, they must...
No location · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailSaudi Arabia eyes more tanker transits through Strait of Hormuz
The kingdom is looking to boost oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz after drone attacks took out a key pipeline b...
No location · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailMeink: U.S. Has Orbiting Space Control Weapons
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink revealed today that the United States has orbiting space control weapons. Speaking at the...
No location · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailChina’s military research absorbs HK, Macau. Track the links with ASPI’s updated China Defence Universities Tracker
The tendency to treat universities in Hong Kong and Macau as somehow separated from the mainstream of Chinese research i...
No location · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailUSNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Sept. 14, 2026
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throug...
No location · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailBrick by BRICS: Where countries in conflict seek common ground
As developing and emerging-market countries met for their annual summit in India, they and other alliances are looking t...
No location · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailUkraine Wants Specifics From Partners on Halting Strikes, Zelensky Says
U.S. President Donald Trump said earlier that Ukraine and Russia had agreed not to hit each other's energy targets.
No location · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korea Tests Missiles, Attack Drones on Island in Sea of Japan
North Korea fired short-range ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and attack drones at an island in the Sea of Japan on ...
No location · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailRussian Convoy Resupplies Syrian Coastal Facilities for First Time Since Moscow-Damascus Deal
The operation offers an early indication that Moscow is continuing to resupply facilities at Tartus port and the Khmeimi...
No location · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailUsing AI for Weapons Development
Last week, Anthropic released a long and detailed document describing current misuses of their Claude models. I’m still ...
No location · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailSpecial Episode: Will the Houthis Shut Down the Bab al-Mandab Strait?
Special Episode: Will the Houthis Shut Down the Bab al-Mandab Strait? hschaub Mon, 09/14/2026 - 17:03 Latest Updates Afr...
Bab al-Mandab Strait · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailUS military has ‘on-orbit’ space weapons, Air Force Secretary reveals
Experts said the acknowledgment may lead to overt action by China, Russia.
National Harbor, United States · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailU.S. Funding Subic Bay Shipyard Repair Expansion
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Washington is funding a project that will expand the maintenance and repair capability of a shipya...
Manila, Philippines · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korea Confirms September 12 Missile Launch Was Joint Firepower Drill
The exercise came a day after trilateral Freedom Edge drills ended and as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to seek ...
No location · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailSeoul’s defence pivot to Europe
North Korea’s troops in Ukraine have given South Korea and European nations new reasons to work together.
No location · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailBeyond the Reaper: Rethinking the future of multirole drones
The US Air Force should consider spreading the multirole model across networks of smaller, cheaper drones. The post Beyo...
No location · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailSouth Korea and Arctic Shipping: A Game Changer on Thin Ice?
South Korea is clearly ambitious about seizing potential economic and strategic opportunities from Arctic shipping. But ...
No location · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailDefense Cyber Spending Set to Surge Amid Rising Attacks on Military Systems
MarketsandMarkets has projected the cyber warfare market to double by 2031, amid growing demand for defensive and offens...
No location · Sep 14, 2026 · Wedgetail5 Years Later, Where Does AUKUS Stand?
Over the last five years, as AUKUS has taken shape, the dynamics behind regional security have continued to evolve.
No location · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailBraw in BFBS on the Russian activity in Svalbard
On September 14, Elisabeth Braw was quoted in BFBS on the strategic importance of Svalbard, and Russia’s increasing acti...
No location · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailAn analysis of Ukraine's missile strike on the Progress rocket factory
Ukrainian cruise missiles struck a Russian factory last month that produces Soyuz rockets, with some reports claiming th...
No location · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailRussia strikes Ukrainian passenger train
The attack marks an uptick in civilian strikes, as analysts argue the war is pivoting into Russia’s favor.
No location · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailLockheed’s Skunk Works plans to build four more of its multirole combat drones
The firm’s top secret research arm shared new Vectis images, but few key details.
No location · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailUkrainian Drone Strike in Sochi Wounds 5
Russia’s Defense Ministry said it intercepted nearly 400 Ukrainian drones across Russia and annexed Crimea overnight.
Sochi, Russia · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailThis Is Not Your Father’s Nuclear Flight Test Vehicle
For decades, the United States’ nuclear weapons enterprise has wrestled with an institutional paradox. On one hand is th...
No location · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailThe Age of Strategic Exclusion
Major powers are increasingly trying to shut out their rivals. Russia invaded Ukraine in part to prevent the latter’s fu...
No location · Sep 14, 2026 · WedgetailHow to prevent another disastrous war in the 'in-between' states
Only a few days ago, Moldova’s ambassador to the U.S. said it was likely “not an accident” that a Russian jet-powered dr...
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