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North Korea-China trade continues to slip as imports fall for third month
North Korea’s trade with China dipped at the start of the second half of the year as its imports continued falling for a third consecutive month, whil...
Aug 18, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Russia to unveil monument for North Korean soldiers in fall: defense chief
Russia will unveil a monument for North Korean soldiers who fought against Ukrainian forces in Kursk in the fall, Moscow’s defense chief announced Sat...
Aug 18, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
With Colby’s tour, the US makes a pragmatic pitch to Southeast Asia
The Pentagon’s top policy official, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby, used his first Southeast Asian tour last week to make a pitc...
Aug 18, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Koizumi’s in Australia again. Japan is becoming less quasi, more ally
The signals are getting clear enough: Japan is becoming an ally of Australia. The latest indication is that Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi...
Aug 18, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Trump says Kim Jong Un responded ‘positively’ to downsized military drill talk
President Donald Trump said Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un responded positively to his praise of their relationship and orders to substan...
Aug 18, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic Security is Not Just Indivisible, it Merges
Conflicts are connecting in Europe and the Middle East, but could Asia be next?
Aug 17, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The Tension Between Collectivism and Individualism in Ukraine
Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum, only for War on the Rocks mem...
Aug 17, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The oil shock is sorting Latin America. The dividing line is institutions, not barrels.
Latin American countries that have been resilient amid the oil shock show how the region as a whole can reset its energy agenda toward stability. The ...
Aug 17, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Inside Iran’s New Wartime Leadership
Tehran’s new power brokersA wave of assassinations rebuilt Iran’s leadership from the top down, leaving a severely wounded supreme leader and a securi...
Aug 17, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Trump praises relationship with Kim Jong Un, reduces military drills with Seoul
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Sunday that Washington would substantially reduce its military exercises with South Korea, citing his “good rela...
Aug 16, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Starmer, Burnham and Foreign Aid: A Troubling Inheritance
The contraction of UK aid, and its knock-on implications for security, pose big questions and lessons for Starmer’s successor(s).
Aug 16, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
When intelligence archives become political evidence
Taiwan’s been opening its intelligence archives – with lamentable results. The opening of the records, which began in February 2026, has damaged the r...
Aug 16, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail