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Japan becomes first non-American operator of KC-46A tanker (Mike Yeo, Defense News)

Boeing has delivered the first of four KC-46A tankers to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, marking the program’s first delivery to a customer outside the United...

Arms control is not just about arms (Khang Vu, The Interpreter)

Relations between Russian and the United States have been rocky since the 2014 Crimean crisis. Washington imposed various sanctions on the Kremlin in the aftermath of...

Is Russia finally getting serious on climate change? (Ian Hill)

At last month’s annual Valdai forum in Russia, President Vladimir Putin said it was “impossible” to deny climate change when disasters had become “almost a...

Australia at the centre of tension between record fossil-fuel prices and the move to net zero (David Uren, The Strategist)

Will soaring prices for coal, oil and gas speed their replacement by renewables or foster a surge of investment in fossil fuels? The new political...

Developing a national threat assessment for Australia (Richard Keir, The Strategist)

In a previous article, I talked about Australia’s changed threat environment and recommended that the government produce a national threat assessment with both classified and...

Delivering a stronger navy, faster (Marcus Hellyer, The Strategist)

Serious risks are being realised in the Royal Australian Navy’s twin transitions in its surface combatant and submarine fleets. As Australia’s strategic circumstances become...

Decline of the West? Pros and Cons (Ivan Timofeev, Valdai Discussion Club)

Moreover, there is a very deep intellectual tradition of viewing the West as a deteriorating and doomed community. It’s enough to recall Nietzsche's "God...

New Regionalism in Central Asia (Ulugbek Khasanov, Valdai Discussion Club)

The primary condition for a successful foreign and domestic policy is a constructive understanding of one’s place in the world and in the region, which allows for the pragmatic formulation...

COP26: Everything to know about the climate change summit on 1 November (Joe Myers, WEF)

This round-up brings you everything you need to know about the COP26 climate summit, climate change and greenhouse gas emissions targets. Top stories:...

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