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Stepping On Legos: The All Too Familiar Pain of Being Behind the Curve in the Information Environment

Abstract Operating under the assumption that a war against Iran is orders of magnitude less complex than a potential war...

The Ukraine Laboratory: How a Full-Spectrum War Is Rewriting Modern Warfighting

Introduction More than three years into the largest interstate war in Europe since 1945, the Russo-Ukrainian conflict ha...

Ukraine Ready for Truce If Russia Stops Energy Strikes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, after a meeting with US President Donald Trump in New York, said he was ready f...

Iran floats conditions for Hormuz reopening as Trump says deal could come after midterms

Tehran's proposal could pave the way for restoring traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, reviving fragile hopes for a di...

Did North Korea’s missile launches target the Xi-Trump summit agenda?

North Korea could be using missile tests to take its denuclearisation off the US-China summit agenda and drive home its ...

South Korea bets on Texas gas plant to satisfy Trump

Seoul to fund $22bn power plant as pressure mounts to deliver on $350bn investment deal

Taiwan to maintain 'close contact' with US on arms sales

TAINAN, Taiwan, Sept 23 - Taiwan will continue to keep in close touch with the US to promote the implementation of arms ...

Taiwan to maintain ‘close contact’ with US on arms sales

US President Donald Trump approved a S$14 billion package for Taiwan in December.

Ex-Ukrainian soldiers fighting alongside Russians capture group of Ukrainian servicemen

The Maxim Krivonos Battalion was formed three years ago from former Ukrainian servicemen

Hanwha Aerospace sets up Saudi unit in Middle East defense push

Hanwha Aerospace has established a wholly owned subsidiary in Saudi Arabia as the South Korean defense company steps up ...

AI Is Coming for the Chain of Command

The voice belonged to Gen. Tareq Saleh. It was telling his men to fall back. Or so it seemed.“Advances and retreats are ...

Biotech is one area where the US can afford to let China flourish

Drugmakers are picking through the Chinese biotech sector to find treatments and technologies to bring to overseas marke...

Oil tanker costs hit record $1.2mn a day as Iran war disrupts shipping

Shortage of biggest supertankers has more than doubled rates on key Middle East-China routes since late August

China reviews dependence on Broadcom switches in data centres

Survey comes amid drive to boost domestic players and reduce reliance on foreign AI infrastructure

Ukrainian troops almost completely driven out of Klinovoye by Russian forces — expert

Andrey Marochko added that Russian forces are also developing their offensive toward Druzhkovka from the side of Kurtovk...

Lee outlines three-part vision for ‘peaceful coexistence’ with North Korea at UN

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday outlined a three-part vision for “peaceful coexistence” with North Kor...

Rubio to meet Lavrov in New York on Sept. 23

Lavrov has arrived in New York to take part in the U.N. General Assembly, Russian state media reported. Rubio and Lavrov...

Hanwha Aerospace, KAI team up on long-range missile for KF-21

Hanwha Aerospace and Korea Aerospace Industries have agreed to cooperate on a domestically developed long-range air-to-a...

Trump says U.S., Iranian officials met, shortly after warning he may 'annihilate' Iran

The engagement comes after months of U.S.-Iran communications languishing following the collapse of a short-lived ceasef...

Lee reaffirms 'pacemaker' role in US-NK talks during New York trip

President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday reaffirmed his role as a "pacemaker" for US President Donald Trump, should dialogue r...

How does Xi Jinping’s ‘special plane’ compare with Air Force One?

Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington this week, attention is already turning to the aircraft that...

The coming war with Russia: a European road to ruin

NATO, EU and E3 leaders are taking Europe down a path to be ready for war by 2030. In the light of European bellicosity,...

Takaichi holds first talks with Zelenskky, but no mention of defense cooperation

The Ukrainian leader did not publicly broach the possibility of tieups with Tokyo such as in the area of drone developme...

Ukrainian forces try their best to prevent Russian kids from receiving education — envoy

Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik emphasized that distance learning has been introduced in m...

Senior NATO commander warns Putin is becoming more cavalier and open to risk as Ukraine war drags on

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is becoming “increasingly cavalier, dangerous and risk acceptin...

Indonesia hosts largest ASEAN-led defence and disaster response exercise in a decade

The drill tests responses to disasters spanning volcanic eruptions, tsunamis and cyber threats.

INS Trishul Arrives in Toulon Sporting Recent Upgrades

The Indian Navy frigate INS Trishul arrived in Toulon for Exercise Varuna, showcasing major recent upgrades replacing le...

South Korea’s President Urges Trump-Kim Talks to End Stalemate

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called for a swift resumption of talks between the US and North Korea, seeking to c...

Lee urges US-NK dialogue for peace regime at UN speech

President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday called for the swift resumption of dialogue between the United States and North Korea...

Japan PM Takaichi Urges UN Security Council Reform

In her maiden speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called for urgent str...

Vietnam top leader receives acting US Navy secretary in New York

Vietnam's Party General Secretary and President To Lam received Acting U.S. Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao in New York o...

Russia, Belarus to convene UN meeting on work on Eurasian Charter on September 25 — MFA

The idea of drafting the Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the 21st Century was first put forward at th...

BREAKING NEWS: Takaichi calls for reform of U.N. Security Council

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BREAKING NEWS: Japan "peace-loving nation" upholding defense-oriented policy: Takaichi

BREAKING NEWS: Japan "peace-loving nation" upholding defense-oriented policy: Takaichi Read full story here

Trump says US to build two 'very major' bases in Greenland

The political earthquake from Germany’s China shock

Xi expected to raise Taiwan during Trump-Xi summit: U.S. scholars

Taiwan donates patrol vessel to the Philippines, sources say

Xi expected to press US on arms sales

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un praises ‘new-type weapon’