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Defence industry is deterrence – and alliance supply is conditional
When NATO leaders met in Ankara in July 2026, industry was the centrepiece of the summit. The Strategy for Industry–NATO...
No location · Aug 04, 2026 · WedgetailA Conversation with the Pentagon’s Chief Buyer, Under Secretary Michael P. Duffey
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael P. Duffey joins Jonathan to discuss the Pentagon’s on...
No location · Aug 04, 2026 · WedgetailThe autonomous arms race in the Russia–Ukraine war
The war in Ukraine has become increasingly technological. Take unmanned systems: Kyiv has successfully implemented a dro...
No location · Aug 04, 2026 · WedgetailDigital threats are crossing domains. Our responses should, too
As digital threats increasingly span across domains, cross-institutional cooperation is becoming central to national sec...
No location · Aug 04, 2026 · WedgetailRussian military help could strengthen North Korean forces over time: Japan
Russian assistance does not appear to have directly strengthened North Korea’s military yet, but the rapid and expanding...
No location · Aug 04, 2026 · WedgetailHow to win the battle for critical minerals
In the struggle with China over critical-minerals supply chains, the United States and its partners should focus efforts...
No location · Aug 03, 2026 · WedgetailThe War Room newsletter: Inside a 38-tonne armoured beast
Jonathan Rosenthal, our international editor, takes an infantry fighting vehicle for a spin
No location · Aug 03, 2026 · WedgetailPrice it like a Tomahawk, not a Falcon 9: the case for sovereign microlaunch as deterrence
Very small launch vehicles are at an economic disadvantage to larger vehicles. However, Evangelos Dimitriou describes ho...
No location · Aug 03, 2026 · WedgetailROK drone command cut training, budget despite North Korea’s advances: lawmaker
South Korea’s Drone Operation Command slashed drone training by over 50% and reduced spending by over $2 million since l...
No location · Aug 03, 2026 · WedgetailHow to Stop China from Freeriding on American AI
The release of the Chinese open-weight AI model Kimi K3 has compressed a year’s worth of unresolved AI policy debate int...
No location · Aug 03, 2026 · WedgetailPossible Is Not Plausible: How Nightmare Scenarios Hijack Unconventional Weapons Policy
Current conversations surrounding unconventional weapons — chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear — have become...
No location · Aug 03, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korea’s naval buildup will stretch allied forces across the Indo-Pacific
North Korea’s naval modernisation is still in its early stages. Much of its surface and submarine fleet remains outdated...
No location · Aug 03, 2026 · WedgetailSouth Korea expands Cheongung-II missile shield against North Korean threats
South Korea has begun operating this year’s first batch of domestically developed Cheongung-II medium-range surface-to-a...
No location · Aug 03, 2026 · WedgetailStick with it until you win: why Beijing keeps sovereignty disputes alive
No one should expect diplomatic pressure alone to make Beijing abandon a sovereignty claim. Ten years ago this month, a ...
No location · Aug 03, 2026 · WedgetailCanada, NZ focus on mission-driven technology. AUKUS Pillar Two should, too
US, British, and Australian defence innovation organisations can learn from Canada and New Zealand, which are jointly fo...
No location · Aug 02, 2026 · WedgetailThe Atlantic Brief: The Strait of Hormuz and the Future of Free Navigation
In February 2026, the United States and Israel initiated a war in the Middle East against Iran. Since then, the warring ...
No location · Jul 31, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korea slams US Forces Japan expansion as Tokyo tests Tomahawk missile
Pyongyang accused Washington of turning U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ) into a “de facto war command” aimed at a regional confl...
No location · Jul 31, 2026 · WedgetailSpreading AI widely is right. Spreading it recklessly is a gamble
American gun rights advocates are fond of saying that the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with ...
No location · Jul 31, 2026 · WedgetailRussia used North Korean missile in Ukraine for first time since 2025: Kyiv
Russia attacked Ukraine with a North Korean ballistic missile for the first time since last year, Ukrainian authorities ...
No location · Jul 31, 2026 · WedgetailThe army and Northern Territory are strategically aligned. Now move to action
The Australian Army and the Northern Territory government are aligned on defence strategy. The next step is implementati...
No location · Jul 31, 2026 · WedgetailChina pushes harder in South China Sea – as global attention drifts away
In the South China Sea, China is expanding its presence in disputed waters and adopting increasingly dangerous tactics a...
No location · Jul 30, 2026 · WedgetailSouth Korean army to conduct mass review of weapons at border with North Korea
The South Korean army will conduct a service-wide inspection of frontline guard operations after reports that machine gu...
No location · Jul 30, 2026 · WedgetailCan Cyber Operations Be Deterred? What Wargames Reveal
The most successful deterrent threats leave no evidence behind. No missiles fly. No networks go down. No troops cross bo...
No location · Jul 30, 2026 · WedgetailAUKUS Pillar One will be won or lost on workforce
The success of Australia’s nuclear submarine program will depend on whether workforce, education and migration policy ca...
No location · Jul 30, 2026 · WedgetailFirst find Australia’s economic vulnerabilities, then vigorously fix them
Australia needs a government-led national audit to identify where it is most vulnerable to interruption of critical over...
No location · Jul 30, 2026 · WedgetailAustralia and Japan are stewards of a wavering order
The Australia–Japan quasi-alliance is not a hedge against US unreliability, nor should it be seen in purely bilateral te...
No location · Jul 29, 2026 · WedgetailNATO’s digital arsenal: How Europe can avoid a new dependence on America
AI-powered command systems are becoming the backbone of modern warfare. NATO needs shared standards, but if those rest o...
No location · Jul 29, 2026 · WedgetailParsing Trump’s Decision to (Maybe) Give Uranium Enrichment to Saudi Arabia
On June 22, the United States announced that it had signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia. This type ...
No location · Jul 29, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korean troops for Russia, a new Seoul strategy and the ‘Hero of Panmunjom’
NK News Correspondent Joon Ha Park joins this week’s podcast to discuss Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s claim t...
No location · Jul 29, 2026 · WedgetailAustralia’s defence industry needs allies
While Australia correctly prioritises the development of domestic industry, the Australian Defence Force is not a suffic...
No location · Jul 29, 2026 · WedgetailAs Australia looks to partnership, Indonesian military builds internal role
Indonesia’s defence policy is moving in two directions at once. Externally, it is pursuing procurement and modernisation...
No location · Jul 29, 2026 · WedgetailCan French nukes protect Europe if Donald Trump walks away?
Europeans are keen on nuclear collaboration with Emmanuel Macron. What if Marine Le Pen becomes president?
No location · Jul 28, 2026 · WedgetailThe Quad is still treating critical minerals as a mining problem
China won the first critical minerals contest while Australia, India, Japan and the United States were still debating su...
No location · Jul 28, 2026 · WedgetailKey Areas Where Water Scarcity Intensifies Risks of Conflict
Water disputes can directly drive conflict, but more often, water scarcity acts as a catalyst — one that, combined with ...
No location · Jul 28, 2026 · WedgetailThe Saudi dilemma: How Yemen could shape the next phase of the Iran war
As the Houthis attack Saudi ships and infrastructure, Riyadh faces an increasingly difficult choice: absorb the blows to...
No location · Jul 28, 2026 · WedgetailThe First Waves of Amphibious Assault Will Be Unmanned
In the Pacific War, the U.S. Navy’s underwater demolition teams prepared the way for U.S. and allied amphibious landings...
No location · Jul 28, 2026 · WedgetailShoring up the Red Sea: Why the next crisis may begin in the Horn of Africa
The Red Sea is becoming more dangerous, and not only because of the Houthis. Conflicts in the Horn of Africa are converg...
No location · Jul 28, 2026 · WedgetailAustralian Army chief leaves legacy and an open door for further professionalisation
The Australian Army has completed a two-year internal review into the state of the profession and institutional reform t...
No location · Jul 28, 2026 · WedgetailLegacy technology is a national security threat hiding in plain sight
The problem with legacy technology is not that organisations do not know the risks. It is that no mechanism forces a dec...
No location · Jul 27, 2026 · WedgetailTurning intelligence into advantage: US, Coalition Forces convene for SpaceTAT '26
The event brought together U.S. and Five Eyes coalition space operators, system experts, and intelligence professionals ...
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