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Russia’s Military Diplomacy in Africa: High Risk, Low Reward, Limited Impact
The South African Institute of International Affairs, a Johannesburg-based foreign policy think tank, has released a special report on Russia-Africa relations. According to the...
A first for Turkish aerospace: Spain buys 30 HURJET trainers
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Turkey and Spain have signed a landmark €2.6 billion defense deal for the Spanish Air Force to acquire 30 HURJET light training jets...
Belarus becomes Russia’s newest nuclear launchpad
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Russia has released video footage showing the deployment of its new nuclear-capable Oreshnik hypersonic missile system in Belarus, marking its first active placement...
U.S. Arctic Power Surge: Finland to Deliver Icebreakers to Counter Russian Dominance
Finland’s Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has signed a deal to build two icebreaker ships for the U.S. Coast Guard, with delivery scheduled for 2028....
Turkey Detains Hundreds of IS Suspects After Deadly Police Clash
Turkish authorities detained 357 suspects in a nationwide operation against the Islamic State (IS) on Tuesday, the Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. The arrests...
Saudi-Led Coalition Strikes Yemen’s Mukalla Port Over Alleged Arms Delivery
Yemen has been engulfed in a complex civil war since 2014, pitting the Iran-aligned Houthi movement against a Saudi-backed government that was forced to...
Asia in 2026: Conflict Continues to Dominate
The year 2026 has begun. In Asian–Eastern culture, people traditionally wish for a year of peace and prosperity. However, what unfolded in 2025 may...
A Mediterranean NATO in the Making: The Israel-Greece-Cyprus Axis
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Greece, Israel, and Cyprus have signed a new joint military action plan to intensify air and naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean starting...
Syria Opens Criminal Investigation Into Assad-Era Mass Grave
Syria’s new government has ordered troops to guard a remote desert military site east of Damascus after a Reuters investigation revealed it was used...
China Rings Taiwan With Live-Fire Drills, Tensions Spike
China launched large-scale military exercises around Taiwan, mobilising army, naval, air force and artillery units under what it called its “Justice Mission 2025” drills....