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After 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...
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...
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