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Lights Out Over the Strait: Taiwan, Blockade, and a Conflict That Could Reshape the Pacific
This week the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released Lights Out? Wargaming a Chinese Blockade of Taiwan, a detailed simulation-driven enquiry by Mark F. Cancian, Matthew F. Cancian and Eric Heginbotham. Over the course of 26 separate wargames, Beijing…
Putin’s Illusion of Peace: The Baunov Analysis
Alexander Baunov, distinguished senior fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, offers a masterclass in reading between the lines of Moscow’s latest peace overtures in his New York Times op‑ed, published on 29 July 2025. In his trenchant analysis, Baunov dissects…
Exercise Talisman Sabre: American Paratroopers Descend on Australia in Spectacular Night Drop
They dropped from the stars with the precision of a scalpel and the impact of a hammer. At precisely the right moment on July 14th, in the pitch-black skies above rural Australia, U.S. Army paratroopers descended through the night, their…
Ukrainian Air Force Showcases Skynex Air Defence System in Action Against Russian Drones
Ukraine’s Air Force has released footage demonstrating the effectiveness of the German-manufactured Skynex air defence system against Iranian-made Shahed drones launched by Russian forces. The video, published on 12 July, captures the destruction of seven unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), highlighting…
Spy Scandal in Kyiv Deepens Tensions Between Ukraine and China
A recent espionage incident involving Chinese nationals detained in Kyiv has reignited scrutiny over China’s intelligence activities in Ukraine and its broader geopolitical ambitions. On 9 July 2025, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) apprehended two Chinese citizens allegedly attempting to smuggle…
Germany Condemns China for Laser Incident Involving German Aircraft on EU Red Sea Mission
Germany has summoned China’s ambassador in Berlin following an incident in which a Chinese warship reportedly directed a laser at a German surveillance aircraft operating under the European Union’s maritime security mission in the Red Sea. The German Foreign Office…
China May Call on Russia to Strike NATO in Event of Taiwan Invasion, Rutte Warns
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has warned that the People’s Republic of China may seek to provoke a Russian military attack on NATO member states in Europe to distract the alliance from a potential conflict over Taiwan. Speaking to The…
Royal Navy Shadows Surfaced Russian Submarine Through UK Waters
The Royal Navy has tracked a Russian Kilo-class submarine and its support vessel during a surfaced transit through the North Sea and English Channel, in what defence officials regard as a demonstrative show of presence close to NATO critical infrastructure.…
H-Hour: Russia’s War Against Europe
Last year, during a working-level exchange with officials from NATO Headquarters, I received a response to an assertion found in one of the Centre for “XXI Strategy”’s studies—something that might seem self-evident in the eleventh year of Russia’s aggression: “the…
Modernised Ukrainian Drones Strike Deep Inside Russia: Kupol Air Defence Plant in Izhevsk Hit
A Russian military-industrial plant in Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, has been struck in a long-range drone attack carried out by modernised Ukrainian UAVs. The facility, the Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant “Kupol”, is a key producer of air defence systems including the Tor…