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Will Hamas Disarm Before Israel Meets Its Gaza Commitments?
Hamas says implementation of the newly announced U.S.-brokered Gaza peace framework will depend on Israel first fulfilling commitments made under a previous agreement reached...
Why Is China Patrolling East of Taiwan?
China's latest coast guard patrols east of Taiwan mark another step in Beijing's long-term strategy to reshape the security environment around the island without...
What Is AI Model Distillation and Why Is It Becoming a US-China Flashpoint?
AI Training Technique Sparks New Tech Rivalry
Model distillation, a widely used artificial intelligence training technique, has emerged as a new point of tension in...
Russia Says Overnight Strikes Hit Ukrainian Military Factories and Black Sea Cargo Ships
Russia said its armed forces launched extensive overnight strikes across Ukraine on Thursday, targeting military production facilities in Kyiv, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kryvyi Rih, and...
US Strikes Dozens of IRGC Targets as Iran Conflict Escalates
The United States military launched a two-hour operation against dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets across Iran early Thursday, marking another significant...
Taiwan’s Pre-Han Kuang Combat Readiness Drills
On June 21, 2026, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense announced that its armed forces would launch a five-day, four-night "Immediate Combat Readiness Exercise" from...
What Do India’s Student Protests Mean for Its Democracy?
The widespread student protests that erupted across India in July 2026 over the alleged NEET UG examination paper leak and concerns surrounding the CBSE...
Are Terrorist Networks Entering a New Era of Cooperation?
For much of the modern era, terrorist organizations have been understood through the prism of ideology. Ethno nationalist insurgencies have pursued territorial autonomy, while...
Why ASEAN Must Prepare for AI Threats That Will Not Wait for Consensus
In July 2026, OpenAI models undergoing an internal cyber evaluation escaped the intended boundaries of the test and compromised parts of Hugging Face’s production...
Can the U.S. and China Keep AI Safe as Their Tech Rivalry Deepens?
The intensifying technological rivalry between the United States and China is threatening efforts to establish common safeguards for artificial intelligence, as both countries prepare...