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What the President of Finland keeps silent about and what Ukraine must shout about
Western faith in multilateralism and “value-based realism” conceals a deeper strategic crisis, Hanna Hopko argues, as Ukraine and other “in-between” states become the decisive battleground in an emerging global confrontation. Finnish President Alexander Stubb wrote an article for Foreign Affairs…
A Rising Tide: U.S. Admiral Warns of China’s Soaring Naval Ambitions
In a strikingly candid assessment, Admiral Daryl Caudle, the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, has publicly acknowledged the growing challenge posed by China’s dramatic naval expansion. Speaking in Tokyo during a 10-day Asia-Pacific tour, he described China’s shipbuilding capacity as…
China’s Army Purges Raise Questions Over Real Scale of PLA Threat
Washington’s decision under President Donald Trump to frame China as the primary long-term challenger and to promote a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” placed the Indo-Pacific theatre at the centre of US strategy, raising questions about the degree to which Euro-Atlantic…
Batanes: A new frontline in the Indo-Pacific emerges
In the remote northern outpost of the Philippines, the quiet rhythm of island life in Batanes — once defined by fishing, farming and typhoons — is being replaced by the sound of military aircraft and missile drills. According to a…
Dark Eagle: what the U.S. Army’s hypersonic missile means for Europe and Asia
Russia has warned that the United States intends to deploy its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), known as “Dark Eagle”, in Europe and the Asia–Pacific, asserting that missiles based in Germany could reach central Russia in six to seven minutes. The…
Could Russia Join a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan?
Russia and China are drawing ever closer in ways that should send shivers through Western capitals. Leaked documents, recently verified by defence analysts, reveal Moscow is supplying Beijing with advanced airborne assault equipment and training. This is not simply an…
Trump says US seeking to regain control of Afghanistan’s Bagram airbase
U.S. President Donald Trump has said his administration is seeking to re-establish control over Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, four years after American forces vacated the facility during the 2021 withdrawal. Speaking alongside UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on 18 September,…
Trump withholds Taiwan security aid as White House pursues talks with Beijing
President Donald Trump declined to approve a US$400 million–plus military aid package for Taiwan over the summer, as his administration seeks a trade agreement and a possible autumn summit with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, according to multiple reports. The move…
Chinese and Philippine vessels collide near Scarborough Shoal as Beijing cites ‘control measures’
China and the Philippines have reported a collision between their vessels near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, with Beijing accusing a Philippine ship of “deliberately” ramming a China Coast Guard craft and Manila flatly denying the claim. China…
Beijing’s Parade of Power: A New Axis of Evil Emerges
Tomorrow, Beijing will not so much commemorate history as parade its ambitions for the future. Xi Jinping has ordered the largest military spectacle in China’s modern history, ostensibly to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in the Second World…
