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US Boarding Russian-Flagged Oil Tanker Breaks Precedent: High Stakes on the High Seas (Kevin Rowlands and Caroline Tuckett – RUSI)

In the first week of January 2026, the world watched as one extraordinary moment followed another, notably the US action in Venezuela and the...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 13, 2026 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russian strikes caused significantly more civilian casualties in Ukraine in 2025 compared to previous years. Russia dramatically increased the size, scale, and destructiveness of its...

Korean Peninsula Update, January 13, 2026 (Institute for the Study of War)

US-North Korean Relations Worsen: North Korea is likely to continue its “self-defensive” nuclear development following the US military operation against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro...

Russia–PRC Technology and Hybrid Operations (The Jamestown Foundation)

Technological innovation is reshaping the modern battlefield. Russia and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are combining conventional warfare with electromagnetic disruption, cyber attacks,...

US weighs next move on Iran – and faces a complex calculation (BBC)

For President Trump, it's decision time. Ten days ago, he said the US was prepared to go to the "rescue" of Iranian protesters if...

Inside Democrats’ brewing war over the resurgence of “defund ICE” (Axios)

Last week's shootings in Minneapolis and Portland has supercharged a push by Democrats in Congress to use an upcoming government funding deadline to try...

Inside North Korea’s IT Worker Scam: Sophos CISO Shares How to Stay Protected (video) (Infosecurity Magazine)

In this Infosecurity Magazine interview, Sophos CISO Ross McKerchar discusses one of the fastest-evolving cyber threats, North Korean IT worker schemes. These operations are...

Concerns raised over scope of planned EU-US biometrics deal (EURACTIV)

An EU-US deal under negotiation to allow the transfer of biometric and other sensitive data on European citizens to US authorities in exchange for...

Cyber Fortress strengthens European cyber resilience (Dig Watch)

Luxembourg has hosted its largest national cyber defence exercise, Cyber Fortress, bringing together military and civilian specialists to practise responding to real-time cyberattacks on...

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