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Strait of Hormuz: Gradual re-opening is no quick fix for developing nations, UN warns

(UN News) Re-opening the Strait of Hormuz would bring vital relief for many economies, but developing countries will continue to grapple with increased food...

Geostrategic magazine (1 july 2026)

Sources: Breaking Defense; Council on Foreign Relations; Defense News; Defense One; Politico; UN News Around and beyond the war in Iran (UN News) Re-opening the Strait...

NVIDIA and Palantir expand sovereign AI for US government

(DigWatch) Palantir has announced a new sovereign AI capability built on NVIDIA’s open-source Nemotron models, enabling US government agencies and critical infrastructure operators to...

Geostrategic magazine (30 june 2026 pm)

Sources: Al Arabiya; ASPI The Strategist; Axios; CNN; Crisis Group; Lowy The Interpreter; Politico; The Soufan Center Afghanistan (Lynne O'Donnell - Lowy The Interpreter) Taliban gunmen...

US will stand with European allies in defense of Baltics, US general says

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) The United States will stand with its European allies in the defense of the Baltic countries, the American commander of NATO’s land...

Better to use (and lose) robots than soldiers: Ukraine’s UGV drive

(David Kirichenko - ASPI The Strategist) In fighting an asymmetric war against a much larger adversary, Ukraine has sought to leverage technology wherever possible....

Skepticism In Iran Over Israel-Lebanon Framework Agreement

(Kian Sharifi - RFRE/RL) When the United States, Israel, and Lebanon signed their trilateral framework agreement in Washington, the reaction in Tehran was swift...

Brazil’s new class of frigates sets the tone for naval expansion plan

(Louis Bearn - IISS) On 24 April 2026, Brazil’s surface-fleet modernisation effort achieved a major milestone with the commissioning of its first Tamandaré-class frigate,...

A growing missile threat to the US homeland and the emerging arms race

(Daniel Salisbury - IISS) In March 2026, then-Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released the 2026 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community....

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