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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 · Wedgetail
Saudi 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 · Wedgetail
Japan 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 · Wedgetail
Can 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 · Wedgetail
Denmark 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 · Wedgetail
Pakistan-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 · Wedgetail
Three 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 · Wedgetail
Industry 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 · Wedgetail
Cambodia, 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 · Wedgetail
Ukraine 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 · Wedgetail
The Crumbling Defense of Europe

Trump has already undermined NATO and allied deterrence.

No location · Sep 15, 2026 · Wedgetail
Japan’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 · Wedgetail
When 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 · Wedgetail
Britain’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 · Wedgetail
Saudi 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 · Wedgetail
Meink: 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 · Wedgetail
China’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 · Wedgetail
USNI 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 · Wedgetail
Brick 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 · Wedgetail
Ukraine 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 · Wedgetail
North 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 · Wedgetail
Russian 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 · Wedgetail
Using 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 · Wedgetail
Special 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 · Wedgetail
US 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 · Wedgetail
U.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 · Wedgetail
North 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 · Wedgetail
Seoul’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 · Wedgetail
Beyond 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 · Wedgetail
South 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 · Wedgetail
Defense 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 · Wedgetail
5 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 · Wedgetail
Braw 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 · Wedgetail
An 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 · Wedgetail
Russia 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 · Wedgetail
Lockheed’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 · Wedgetail
Ukrainian 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 · Wedgetail
This 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 · Wedgetail
The 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 · Wedgetail
How 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...

No location · Sep 14, 2026 · Wedgetail

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