Intelligence

UK’s Royal Navy to use AI for ‘hostile’ threats, including Russian movements in Arctic (Interesting Engineering)

Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine show no signs of slowing down any time soon. The UK has now gone on alert regarding the Russians’...

NTIA to call for streamlined FCC submarine cable rules (DigWatch)

The US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has issued a series of policy recommendations in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposed...

US troops in Korea may soon switch focus from Pyongyang to Beijing (Gabriela Bernal – The Interpreter)

In all the years since the 1953 armistice that saw a cessation of fighting in the Korean war, US troops have been based in...

A chance for Australia to grab: Europe’s offer of a security pact (Bart Hogeveen – The Strategist)

Australia should accept the European Union’s proposal to form a defence and security agreement. The closer relationship would complement Australia’s main security arrangements—the US...

New Zealand’s defence plan lifts spending, emphasises partnerships (Steven Paget – The Strategist)

The Five Eyes are really four eyes and a wink, according to a joke that derides New Zealand’s limited defence spending. Publication of the...

To counter China, Quad members should work closer in maritime surveillance (Arzan Tarapore – The Strategist)

The Quad is not keeping pace with security needs in the Indo-Pacific. Its members—Australia, India, Japan and the United States—should step up cooperation to...

Now that’s innovation: Ukrainian army units compete for weapons; start-ups compete for their business (Henry Campbell – The Strategist)

Fast-paced, iterative, gritty and incredibly successful innovation is sustaining Ukraine’s defence against Russia’s invasion. The country’s latest defence industry revolution is the Brave1 Market,...

India–Pakistan conflict tests the limits of nuclear deterrence (Arun Swamy – East Asia Forum)

The 2025 India–Pakistan conflict marked an unprecedented escalation of the two countries’ longstanding hostilities. These hostilities have largely centred on Kashmir, though driven less...

Rights groups condemn Jordan’s media crackdown (DigWatch)

At least 12 independent news websites in Jordan have been blocked by the authorities without any formal legal justification or opportunity for appeal. Rights...

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