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Why South Korea’s Nuclear–Powered Submarines Plan Sets a Dangerous Precedent
In a landmark decision, the US has approved South Korea’s plan to build nuclear–powered submarines (SSNs). The decision was announced following a meeting between...
Macron’s Warning, Bremen’s Wallet: Europe’s New Space-Defense Era
When French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated France’s Space Command in Toulouse on 12 November 2025 and declared that “space is no longer a sanctuary;...
US Backs Japan in Radar Dispute with China
The United States has for the first time criticized China for targeting Japanese military aircraft with radars during a training exercise near Okinawa last...
Turkey in Talks to Rejoin US F-35 Fighter Jet Programme
The U.S. and Turkey are discussing Ankara’s potential return to the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet programme, from which it was removed in 2020...
Australia Vows to Meet ‘Challenges’ of Ambitious AUKUS Submarine Timeline
Australia is preparing for a major AUKUS meeting in Washington as Defence Minister Richard Marles acknowledges the country must confront “significant challenges” in meeting...
China Inc’s Quiet but Powerful March Into Vietnam Amid US Tariffs
China and Vietnam historic rivals with a complicated political past are deepening economic ties at a moment when Washington is trying to push its...
The Taliban’s Afghanistan: A Nation at War With Itself
Another rather sinister sign that the instability of the political situation in the country did not end when Taliban returned to power but only...
US National Security Strategy and the Future of Mark Rutte as NATO Secretary General
Until recently, NATO was believed to be the only military alliance in history to have defeated its archenemy without firing a single bullet. However,...
South Korea Jets Intercept Chinese, Russian Aircraft in Airspace Drill
South Korea’s military scrambled fighter jets on Tuesday after Chinese and Russian military planes entered its Korea Air Defence Identification Zone (KADIZ) off the...
US Core Security Interests – The Trump Corollary
“The threat that I worry the most about vis-a-vis Europe is not Russia, it’s not China, it’s not any other external actor. What I...