Defense

Trump’s Taiwan Threats: US Arms Freeze, China Tensions, and Taiwan’s Military Future

President Trump's threat to Taiwan, using the threat of arms sales and halting military deals between Taiwan and the United States, came in the...

Finland’s Massive Underground Shelters Become a Global Blueprint for Modern War Preparedness

Finland has developed one of the world’s most extensive civil defence systems, with thousands of underground shelters embedded beneath cities like Helsinki. The largest,...

US Gulf Defense Deals Aim to Curb China’s Middle East Expansion

The appointment of Iranian Parliament Speaker Qalibaf as special envoy for Chinese affairs is directly linked to the failure of US President Donald Trump's...

China, Iran, UAE: Barakah Reactor Threat Analysis

Chinese intelligence and military agencies consider Iran's targeting of the UAE's Barakah nuclear reactor after the Beijing summit to be a multi-faceted Iranian deterrent...

Secret Chinese Training of Russian Troops Deepens Concerns Over Beijing’s Role in Ukraine War

New intelligence findings suggest that China secretly trained approximately 200 Russian military personnel last year, with some of those soldiers later returning to combat...

Mokhber’s Atomic Bomb: The Misnaming of Riparian Coercion at Hormuz

On 8 May 2026, Mohammad Mokhber, adviser to the Supreme Leader and the man who built Iran’s sanctions-resistance architecture during fourteen years at the...

Targeting Infrastructure, Shaping Memory: The Political Consequences of Modern Warfare in Iran

About two months have passed since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran, yet the conflict has proven far more complex than...

Laissez-Faire AI in Global Defense Needs a Reality Check

Today, AI is playing a momentous role in defense and is being used in a gamut of applications across different domains. From enhancing situational...

Cyberwar Has Reached the Families of American Troops

The reported Handala leak should not be dismissed as another routine cyber incident. It is a sign that hostile actors now see personal information...

Egypt’s Role in China’s Military Silk Road: UAE Bases and Joint Strategy

China is encouraging an Egyptian military presence in the UAE by May 2026 to protect the UAE's strategic interests as a (regional alternative to...

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