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Germany Bolsters NATO’s Eastern Flank with Arrow Air Defense

Germany has become the first European country to use the Arrow air defense system, which is designed to intercept intermediate-range ballistic missiles like Russia's...

The Neo-Ottoman Doctrine and the Inevitable Confrontation in the Levant

The harsh anarchy endemic to the Middle Eastern system has, with predictable certainty, intruded upon the core interests of the Turkish Republic. In response, Ankara has...

Reality Check: Burhan’s Wall Street Journal piece misses more than half of Sudan’s tragedy

It was an interesting editorial choice by the Wall Street Journal to give General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces...

How the War in Ukraine Could End: Scenarios for a Peace Deal

U. S. President Donald Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a possible peace deal to end the war...

Japan Considers Restarting World’s Largest Nuclear Plant Amid Energy Crunch

A regional assembly in Niigata Prefecture is set to vote by December 22 on whether to partially restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, the...

Taiwan’s President Says Security ‘Non-Negotiable’ as Defence Budget Climps

President Lai Ching-te’s remarks come days after Taiwan unveiled a $40 billion supplementary defence budget, part of an ongoing military overhaul launched in response...

When Software Becomes a Weapon: SolarWinds Is Our Final Warning

The SolarWinds attack shows that the world can be defeated without weapons. Software, which has so far formed the backbone of governments, economies, and...

Putin Visits India to Push Energy and Defence Deals as Sanctions Bite

Russia has long been India’s biggest supplier of weapons and, since 2022, a key source of discounted crude oil. But tightening Western sanctions and...

Why Australia should say ‘why not’ to Riyadh carefully

A bargain this large cracks open more than balance sheets; it opens an avenue for a different kind of diplomacy. In mid-November 2025, announcements...

Taiwan’s New Eyes in the Sky: Civilian Airline Steps Into China Surveillance Race

As China ramps up near-daily military pressure around Taiwan, Taipei has launched a “whole-of-society resilience” initiative that encourages private companies to contribute to national...

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Xi Jinping in Cairo: How China Is Deepening Its Strategic Partnership With Egypt

There is a connection between Chinese President Xi Jinping’s...

Is BRICS Really Ditching the Dollar? What the Data Shows

BRICS de-dollarization is real but narrow: it is happening...

Beijing’s Currency Playbook: Cap the Yuan, Buy the Gold, Build the Pipes Around the Dollar

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Nepal Flood Death Toll Tops 1,000 as Rescue Efforts Expand

Nepal is facing one of its deadliest disasters in...
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