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US resumes sending aid, intel to Ukraine; seeks ‘yes’ from Russia on ceasefire (Patrick Tucker, Defense One)

Kyiv and Washington have agreed to pitch a 30-day ceasefire to Russia, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday, adding that the United...

China, Iran and Russia hold joint naval drills in Mideast (Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell – Defense News)

China, Iran and Russia conducted joint naval drills Tuesday in the Middle East, offering a show of force in a region still uneasy over...

China’s shipbuilding dominance a national security risk for US: Report (Didi Tang, Defense News)

In only two decades, China has grown to be the dominant player in shipbuilding, claiming more than half of the world’s commercial shipbuilding market,...

‘Desert Dexter’ Hot Button Facebook Ads Tag Mideast Victims (Nate Nelson, Dark Reading)

Hundreds of people across the Middle East and North Africa have been infected with malware after clicking on links in politically charged Facebook advertisements....

Trump nominates Sean Plankey to run top US cyber agency (Suzanne Smalley, The Record)

Sean Plankey, who served in cybersecurity roles in the first Trump administration, has been officially nominated to run the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency...

Democracy’s Weakest Link: Foreign Money and Political Influence (Tom Keatinge, Eliza Lockhart – RUSI)

(Tom Keatinge, Eliza Lockhart - RUSI) Like the proverbial frog in boiling water, malign finance can insidiously corrode democratic institutions and processes until the...

Germany moves to the right, but left gets a second win (Andrew G. Bonnell, Australian Institute of International Affairs)

The results of the German federal elections held on 28 February 2025 were quickly clear to everyone; now the traditionally major parties of the...

Syria’s de facto leader faces home truths (Philip Eliason, The Interpreter)

It was only a matter of time until the Haya’t Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) gunmen of Syria’s post-Assad interim government resorted to violence against non-Sunni...

Why Australia–India maritime ties matter (Nidhi Priya – The Interpreter)

The maritime relationship between Australia and India has developed considerably over recent years, but it has yet to reach its full potential. As both...

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