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Japan launches second Taigei-class submarine, ‘Hakugei’ (Mike Yeo, Defense News)

Japan has launched the second of a new class of diesel-electric submarines exactly one year to the day that the lead boat of the...

The next tool the Army needs for information advantage (Mark Pomerlau, Defense News)

The Army is still experimenting with the right command-and-control mechanisms for information advantage capabilities across various echelons and regions, a service official said this...

US Army’s Precision Strike Missile breaks distance record in flight test (Jen Judson, Defense News)

The U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile broke its distance record in a flight test at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Oct. 13, according to an Oct....

Intel: Israel sees bad faith in Iran’s delay to return to nuclear talks (Jared Szuba, Al Monitor)

Israeli officials visiting Washington this week discussed what they see as a need to apply more pressure on Iran as the window of opportunity...

Palestinian Authority asks AU to revoke Israel’s observer status (Al Monitor)

The Palestinian Authority asked the African Union on Thursday to revoke Israel’s observer status in the organization. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Malki wrote a letter to the AU...

Iraqi and Kurdish prime ministers discuss election tensions in Kirkuk (Al Monitor)

The heads of the Kurdistan Region and federal governments in Iraq attempted on Wednesday to defuse election tensions in the disputed city of Kirkuk. On...

Egypt looks to expand counter-terrorism cooperation with Sudan (Ayah Aman, Al Monitor)

Sudanese security forces, led by the country's intelligence services, have been cracking down on Islamic State (IS) members over the past weeks. Five members of the Sudanese...

Turkey’s vulnerable lira plunges to record low after central bank sackings (Nazlan Ertan, Al Monitor)

Turkey’s embattled currency hit its lowest-ever rate of 9.19 against the US dollar Thursday morning following a midnight presidential decree firing three high-level central bank bureaucrats...

Diverse Israeli cabinet produces unheard-of alliances (Afif Abu Much, Al Monitor)

Over 2,500 medical residents announced their resignation Oct. 7, following the failure of talks with Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz to shorten the length of their shifts....

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