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Strait of Hormuz Tanker Transits Up But Still Below Pre–War Levels

Transits through the Strait of Hormuz rose more than 30 percent last week, with the increase mostly led by tankers and g...

Satan’s Chariot: Mercenary Trouble in Mali

In Season 2, Episode 17 of the Guns for Hire podcast, host Alia Brahimi chats to Wassim Nasr, the veteran French journal...

Cosmos EVM Flaw Exploited After Cosmos Labs Knew Every Blockchain Running It Was Vulnerable

Cosmos Labs has warned that a critical balance-handling flaw in the shared Cosmos EVM module was exploited to drain fund...

Here’s what Trump’s new ‘Space Academy’ could mean for the US military

A new source for commissioned officers—but is it needed?

Trump Honors Artemis II Crew, Signs Executive Order to Establish a U.S. Space Academy

President Trump signed an Executive Order today during a ceremony honoring the Artemis II crew that will create a NASA-l...

Hundreds of OpenAI Agents Invaded Hugging Face Servers

The Hugging Face incident was bigger and worse than previously thought, with approximately 700 agents collaborating on a...

Can AI help the Marines simplify sustainment in the Pacific?

The service is testing a “logistics decision engine” at the theater level.

As Sea Levels Rise, Where Do Countries End? United Nations Anchors Maritime Boundaries

Pacific Island Countries threatened by rising sea levels keep their sovereignty and statehood as part of the United Nati...

A Pacific conflict may not look like conventional war, SOCPAC commander says

At an irregular-warfare forum in Hawaii, commanders offer warnings and advice.

If you give a bot a body: China’s ‘embodied’ push for AI dominance

Experts say China is “eons ahead” of the U.S. on robots, seeing them as a key part of developing the country’s strategy ...

Offensive Security Investments Surge as AI Threats Increase

Omdia's Theresa Lanowitz talks with the Dark Reading News Desk about the potential — and risks — of using agentic AI for...

USNI News Western Pacific Pulse: Aug. 28, 2026

The following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week. In the Strai...

Humans can't fight AI with AI

The idea that AI can counter rogue AI just got a real-world test, and came up short.

The G20 needs more carrots to rebalance away from China

Tariffs alone won’t fix global imbalances. The G20 should use economic “carrots” to de-risk from China without destabili...

Here's what we know about the "space academy" Trump just announced

"It's called the US Space Academy. That's a big deal."

Fishing in a larger pond: Icelanders are divided on EU vote

On this fiercely independent island in the North Atlantic, voters are essentially split on whether to enter talks on joi...

Attackers Chain Two PaperCut Flaws to Execute Code Without Authentication

Malicious actors are exploiting a newly patched security flaw in PaperCut NG and MF to execute arbitrary code on suscept...

Google and Microsoft were in talks for Nscale compute deal that went to Anthropic

Nscale is building one of the world's largest data center campuses in West Virginia, as the battle for compute heats up.

Warsh's hawkish turn meets its skeptics

The new Federal Reserve chair’s first speech at the Jackson Hole conference featured surprising candor about his views o...

Uzbekistan’s Presidential Daughter Just Got a Law of Her Own 

The new presidential administration law grants its head – Saida Mirziyoyeva – sweeping new powers, and immunity.

Android 17 Adds OS-Wide ECH to Hide Website Visits From Network Providers

Google on Thursday announced new network security protections in Android 17 to bolster connection privacy, address cellu...

Mongolia Hosts COP17, Urging Global Partners to Action on Climate Issues

Mongolia wanted to see “a shift from talk to action” at COP17. The results were mixed.

In space, everyone can hear you stream: Challenges ahead of the corporate space data race

Private companies are driving the rise of space-based data centers, but it is not yet clear who will own, govern, and ac...

Isabel Schnabel: Central banks on-chain

Vietnam opposes illegal reclamation in Paracels, demands immediate halt

Vietnam firmly opposes illegal reclamation, construction activities in Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands and has lodged a serio...

ownCloud Flaw Exploited to Steal Nuclear Records From Philippine Research Body

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a critical security flaw impacting ow...

U.S. Navy Wants New Standoff Aerial Torpedo for Carrier Aircraft

The U.S. Navy is looking to develop a next-generation standoff torpedo that can be carried by carrier-based aircraft and...

Tim Cook’s Dark Legacy in China

Cook’s leadership perfected Apple’s production – but Chinese workers paid the price.

19 Chrome and Edge Extensions Found With Wallet-Stealing and Crypto-Draining Code

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a cluster of 18 Google Chrome and one Microsoft Edge extensions that were publ...

‘Latin Poison’: Kazakhstan’s Latinization in Russian Media Discourse

In criticizing Kazakhstan's Latinization effort, Russian media is not defending the Russian language or the Cyrillic alp...

India’s BrahMos at Sea: Implications for South Asian Stability

The planned Indian deployment of the BrahMos missile on all of its naval warships has destabilizing implications for the...

Russian Military Conducts Mobile ICBM Test

The missile was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the northwestern Arkhangelsk region, the Defense Ministry said.

More and More Global Leaders Went to Chinese Colleges. Does That Matter?

Does receiving a Chinese education sway Asia’s leaders and, by extension, foreign policy?

Why China’s export-maximizing strategy is working—for now

China’s economy faces real constraints, but Beijing’s repressive political system might manage them for far longer than ...

Takaichi Is No Abe: Japan’s New Conservative Politics

After roughly 10 months in power, the differences between Takaichi and Abe are becoming increasingly difficult to ignore...

Can Discussions in Cambridge Help Afghans Build a Post-Taliban Future?

Thousands of miles from Afghanistan, prescriptions are being written by Afghans for the country’s future – a future with...

China intensifies hacking campaign

Experts see evidence of growing Chinese hacking threat in newly released court documents.

Orbex’s Sutherland Spaceport Assets Sold to Scottish Development Agency

Scotland’s Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has acquired the assets of Sutherland Spaceport Ltd, an Orbex subsidia...

Moscow Court Jails Ex-Ukrainian Presidential Aide Oleksiy Arestovych 11 Years in Absentia

A judge found Arestovych guilty of spreading false information about the Russian military and publicly calling for terro...

The Kuril Flashpoint: Putin’s Visit and the Future of Japan-Russia Ties

The Kuril Islands dispute is not just a territorial dispute between Russia and Japan but reflects the larger complexity ...