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The year that was and the year that will be, according to our reporters (Aaron Mehta – Breaking Defense)

Coming into 2025, the only certainty was uncertainty: Everyone expected the new Trump administration to shake things up, but no one was quite sure...

The Chinese Military Is Built for Politics, Not Fighting Wars (Timothy R. Heath – Lawfare)

Can China’s military defeat the U.S. military? Think tanks have warned that China’s military forces could prevail against U.S. forces. War games, which claim...

The Key Challenges of Governing Commercial Spyware (Elaine Korzak – Lawfare)

The use, or rather misuse, of commercially available spyware technologies has been featured in national and international media accounts, investigations, and research reports for...

When Crises Become Courtrooms: How Africa’s Engagement with the ICJ Is Rewriting the Playbook of International Law (Emmanuel Osayande – Just Security)

The last half-decade has been ( a study in emergency. Mass atrocities, climate harms, maritime flashpoints, and information-age evidence have all crowded the international...

US hints at cyber role in Venezuela power outage during Caracas operation (Ann-Marie Corvin – Cybernews)

Trump suggested US cyber or technical capabilities disrupted Caracas power and communications. US military officials hinted at coordinated cyber, space, and military “layered effects"....

Cosa pensano gli americani di Trump? Nei sondaggi la chiave di lettura delle sue mosse

(Marzia Giglioli) Il 2026 inizia con un altro 'uragano Trump', con un'azione (quella del raid in Venezuela) che getta già i semi di come il...

Trump’s New Project: Make Venezuela Great Again (Harsh V. Pant – Observer Research Foundation)

The Trump administration has made a remarkable bet early in the new year by capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife in a...

COP30: Mixed Outcomes and BRICS-Led Climate Momentum (Sandra Thachirickal Prathap – Observer Research Foundation)

The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) in Belém unfolded amidst shifting geopolitical currents. With Western climate leadership fragmented, Europe recalibrating its ambitions, and...

The US capture of President Nicolás Maduro – and attacks on Venezuela – have no justification in international law (Marc Weller – Chatham House)

The capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife by US forces operating in Venezuela, and his forced transfer to the US for...

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