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China risk returns in American bond markets
China doesn’t have to tank the US bond market, just hike it up a little bit to make Washington concede on a given day.
Aug 19, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Trump courts Kim again, US-ROK drills shrink and a more confident North Korea
Donald Trump is once again reaching out to Kim Jong Un, praising their personal relationship, calling for a reduction in U.S.-South Korea military exe...
Aug 19, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
North Korean ‘trainees’ appear packaging Finnish-marketed pet food in Russia
Dozens of North Koreans appeared to work at a Moscow factory handling canned food for cats and dogs marketed as a Finnish brand, according to footage ...
Aug 19, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Managed Instability: Why the Wars Against Iran and Ukraine Can Go On and On and On…
The Iran war is beginning to resemble the Ukraine war in one important way. Operationally, the wars themselves are still very different — Ukraine is a...
Aug 19, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Indonesia’s China exercise was a judgement failure, not an alignment shift
News about an Indonesian frigate exercising with a Chinese warship 130 to 150 km east of Taiwan was always going to raise eyebrows. The exercise last ...
Aug 19, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
US-South Korea cuts military exercise length by half after Trump’s demand
The United States and South Korea have shortened their large-scale annual military exercise and scaled back some combined field training at Washington...
Aug 19, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Balochistan's Insurgency Is Turning Security into a Development Cost
Pakistan counts militants killed to the digit. It does not routinely measure whether goods can still move through Balochistan.
Aug 18, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
China understands the power of AI. Understand Chinese AI with ASPI’s AI Under Heaven
China’s leadership recognised nearly a decade ago that AI is power. It gives militaries an edge, economies access to fast-track development, and gover...
Aug 18, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
What it will take for the US and India to conclude a trade agreement
Washington and New Delhi have repeatedly come close to a trade agreement, only for disputes over tariffs and market access to derail them. The post Wh...
Aug 18, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
As the Three Seas Initiative enters its second decade, it’s time to grow
After ten years, the thirteen-member initiative should look to expand to its associate members—Albania, Moldova, Montenegro, and Ukraine. The post As ...
Aug 18, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Odesa under attack: Russia is cutting Ukraine off from the Black Sea
Russia's current bombing strategy is not simply to punish Odesa. Moscow aims to make Ukraine's largest Black Sea port city functionally landlocked, wr...
Aug 18, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Valley of Flowers: The dicey dance of development in the Himalayas
India is racing to develop its Himalayan frontier against China, with the strain shown on the mountains.
Aug 18, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail