Briefing: French national jailed for 10 years in Azerbaijan for spying
Strategic angle: Martin Ryan was accused of collecting secret information about Baku's military co-operation with Turkey and Pakistan.
Editorial Staff Mar 16
Security & Defense
Security, defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure coverage.
Briefing: Rare daytime Russian attack rocks Kyiv with explosions
Strategic angle: Russia launched a rare daytime attack on Kyiv Monday, with air defence batteries intercepting projectiles.
Editorial Staff Mar 16
Briefing: Pentagon Signs $96M Deal with Australian Mining Company for Critical Materials
Strategic angle: The Pentagon has entered a significant agreement with an Australian firm to secure essential materials.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Briefing: Rare-Earth Miner Lynas Advances Plans to Supply Pentagon
Strategic angle: Lynas aims to bolster U.S. supply chains for critical minerals.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Briefing: War in Iran strains ammunition supplies, raising concern among military leadership
Strategic angle: In just two weeks of war, Israeli and US forces have fired a record number of missiles to defend against Iranian attacks.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Briefing: Kenya minister flies to Russia to halt illegal army hiring
Strategic angle: Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi is in Moscow to stop the forced recruitment of Kenyans to fight against Ukraine.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Briefing: Taiwan reports large-scale Chinese military aircraft presence near island
Strategic angle: Politico reports on the increasing military activity near Taiwan.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
US military refueling plane crashes in Iraq and rescue is underway
U.S. launches rescue efforts after military refueling plane crashes over Iraq.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Briefing: Undercover in Iran: How French spies gather Intelligence in the Middle East
Strategic angle: What role does human intelligence gathering have to play in the war in Iran?
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Briefing: India news: Army says 'Pakistani terrorist' killed in Kashmir
Strategic angle: The Indian army reported the death of a militant in Kashmir, found with weapons after opening fire.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Briefing: Military briefing: How mines could tighten Iran’s Gulf chokehold
Strategic angle: US navy appears ill-prepared for potential use of relatively cheap and plentiful weapon in narrow Strait of Hormuz
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Briefing: Crew of fatal US military crash included Alabama father recently deployed and several from Ohio
Strategic angle: Tragic incident claims lives of military personnel from Alabama and Ohio.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Briefing: 'We are fighting absolute evil': General Eyal Zamir's 'existential war' as Israeli army's chief of general staff
Strategic angle: General Eyal Zamir, appointed on March 5, openly challenges government decisions while gaining popularity in Israel.
Editorial Staff Mar 15
Briefing: Pentagon tightens controls over Stars and Stripes after calling it "woke"
Strategic angle: The Defense Department imposes new restrictions on the independent military newspaper, raising concerns about press freedom.
Editorial Staff Mar 14
Briefing: McIlroy falls further behind in Players title defence!
Strategic angle: Rory McIlroy found the water twice during his third round of The Players as the defending champion posted a level-par 72.
Editorial Staff Mar 14
Briefing: Israel threatens to strike ambulances in Lebanon in Hezbollah fighting
Strategic angle: The Israeli military warned that it may target ambulances allegedly misused by Hezbollah, raising concerns over medical safety in conflict zones.
Editorial Staff Mar 14
Briefing: NATO Defence Systems Shoot Down Iranian Ballistic Missile Over Turkey
Strategic angle: Turkey's defence ministry confirms the interception of an Iranian missile by NATO systems in the eastern Mediterranean.
Editorial Staff Mar 14
Briefing: Five US Air Force refueling planes hit in Iranian strike on Saudi Arabia, WSJ reports
Strategic angle: Reports indicate a significant escalation in tensions following an Iranian strike.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: Russia and Ukraine wage high-tech war in the 'death zone'
Strategic angle: From reconnaissance drones to ground robots, high-tech systems play a key role in Ukraine’s defense.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: Ondas (ONDS): 4M Defense Gets First Operational Order
Strategic angle: Ondas (ONDS) secures its first operational order for 4M Defense.
Editorial Staff Mar 13