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Treasury sanctions Iranian hackers tied to critical-infrastructure breaches
Four of the five people named in the cyber action were also charged last week in the Justice Department’s expanded Mabna...
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailCeuta crisis: anti-migrant ‘invasion’ rhetoric threatens Europe’s food supply and economy
Migrant workers are vital to Spain’s vast agriculture sector, but they are often hidden from view.
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailMaritime trade routes are under threat—and markets still underprice the risks
Conflict, climate change, and geopolitical tensions are putting unprecedented pressure on the world's most important wat...
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailTrump wants a made-for-TV summit – but Kim Jong-un will decide the ratings
With midterm elections looming, diplomacy as advertorial can play to the president’s strengths.
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailMalaysia’s full stop and ASEAN’s creeping Taiwan consensus
Southeast Asian governments treat their Taiwan statements as mere moments – only China is keeping score.
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · Wedgetail1979 all over again? Iran and US Indian Ocean strategy transformed
The last time Iran shocked Washington, it built 50 years of US presence.
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailEthiopia-Eritrea tensions over Red Sea port have turned the Tigray peace deal into a political weapon
An incomplete peace agreement has become a useful political tool to the Ethiopian government, the TPLF and Eritrea.
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailMyanmar SMR site work 'could start in 2027'
Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom expects to sign a contract for initial engineering surveys in Myanmar by the ...
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailThreats to US global leadership are mounting: fiscally, militarily, and with allies
Rising national debt, the ongoing war in Iran, and the trade dispute with Canada are testing the United States’ global l...
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailUS Sanctions Mabna Institute Hackers for Iranian Cyber-Attacks
The US has sanctioned individuals connected to hacking-for-hire group the Mabna Institute
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailTracking a Sanctioned Russian Vessel’s West African Odyssey
Sign up here to receive Bellingcat’s biggest investigations by email as soon as they are published. A sanctioned vessel ...
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korea open for all tourists regardless of nationality, legal journal says
Tourism in North Korea is open to all people “regardless of nationality,” according to the law journal from the country’...
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailAfter 6 months of war, why aren't oil prices even higher?
For decades, the potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz has been considered the ultimate doomsday scenario for global...
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailTurns out having nukes provided the US very little leverage
For decades, the United States treated the prospect of an Iranian nuclear weapon as an intolerable threat. Yet when Wash...
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailForest fires just the beginning of Israel's destruction of Lebanon
For two years, Israel's war in Lebanon has been measured largely in a human toll: the dead, the wounded, the displaced. ...
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailThe New Right’s Grand Strategy After Trump
Civilizationism would upend America’s role in the world.
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailMaximum Pressure on Iran Will Fail
Trump's war has brought American strategy to a dead end.
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailChina’s new ambassador arrives in Australia – and immediately gets to work
The first thing the new Chinese ambassador to Australia, Liu Jinsong, did on arrival in Sydney yesterday was publicly po...
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailAustralia’s Democratic Coordination in an Age of Foreign Interference
Foreign interference threats to democratic elections are evolving at increasing speed and scale. Australia demonstrates ...
No location · Aug 24, 2026 · WedgetailCanada wants a deal, but Washington keeps moving the goalposts
As trade negotiations falter and the possibility of tariffs looms, there is better way forward for Washington and Ottawa...
No location · Aug 24, 2026 · WedgetailExperts react: Will Trump’s Operation Economic Outcast isolate Iran?
Our experts weigh in on the US Treasury’s newest measures intended “to sever every remaining economic lifeline sustainin...
No location · Aug 24, 2026 · WedgetailAustralia’s climate finance test at COP31: the need for new pledges and honest accounting
As Australia prepares to preside over COP31, new Oxfam analysis shows developed countries' climate finance is vastly ove...
No location · Aug 24, 2026 · WedgetailIsrael's Lobby: More powerful and more unpopular than ever
The pro-Israel lobby is dominating American headlines during the current election because of its outsized role in compet...
No location · Aug 24, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korea’s ever-expanding sanctions evasion toolkit
Pyongyang is filling its coffers through IT worker scams, crypto theft, shipping fraud and sending workers overseas.
No location · Aug 24, 2026 · WedgetailAustralia’s Pacific energy pledges need a new approach
Canberra’s goals for PNG and Pacific electrification are falling short – local shopkeeper-retailers could close the gap.
No location · Aug 24, 2026 · WedgetailCommand and Politics in the War Between Moscow and Kyiv
Our intrepid team covers a lot of ground in this episode: the increasing fluidity of the battlefield, drones and air def...
No location · Aug 24, 2026 · WedgetailFour scenarios for a looming global food crisis
In this debut edition of Fast Foresight, we explore how the future could unfold into 2027, driven by the Strait of Hormu...
No location · Aug 24, 2026 · WedgetailExpert roundup: Can Trump’s outreach bring Kim Jong Un back to the table?
President Donald Trump’s overtures to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have revived talk of diplomacy after years of impa...
No location · Aug 24, 2026 · WedgetailWake-Up Call for CNI After Iranian Attack Shuts Down UK Power Plant
Experts argue Iranian cyber-attack on UK power plant lays bare frailty of critical national infrastructure
No location · Aug 24, 2026 · WedgetailKim Yo Jong’s latest tirade keeps South Korea out of its strategy for Trump
In the days leading up to the end of the United States and South Korea’s shortened large-scale military exercise on Frid...
No location · Aug 24, 2026 · WedgetailDespite delays, China could gain ground in the space race
China has abruptly postponed its planned Chang’e-7 lunar launch, which was scheduled to take place today. While the new ...
No location · Aug 24, 2026 · WedgetailUS can huff & puff, but without a political fix Iran won't come down
The latest U.S. strategy in the Middle East is defined as one of “maximum pressure,” combining military containment and ...
No location · Aug 24, 2026 · WedgetailThe End of Thailand’s Long Stalemate?
Conservatives finally won and took over the state.
No location · Aug 24, 2026 · WedgetailBelarusian foreign chief vacations in North Korea, works out visa-free deal
Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov spent his summer vacation in North Korea, where he finalized details of a de...
No location · Aug 24, 2026 · WedgetailAustralia can lead middle-power support for US – and make itself indispensable
In a world influenced by competition between great powers, middle powers’ best path forward is to join forces in coaliti...
No location · Aug 23, 2026 · WedgetailTrump’s “57 nukes” and the hollowing out of North Korean denuclearisation
If Trump treats North Korea’s arsenal as a baseline fact, he hands Beijing the outcome it already wants.
No location · Aug 23, 2026 · WedgetailBuilding Australia’s Asia capability in practice
Genuine immersion studying abroad is still basis for serious engagement with the region.
No location · Aug 23, 2026 · WedgetailTrump didn’t cause America’s retreat from Asia – he’s the symptom
A multipolar world matters more than one man’s antipathy to alliances.
No location · Aug 23, 2026 · WedgetailWhat it feels like under a Russian missile attack, and what the US can do about it
An Atlantic Council fellow shares her first-hand account of being under attack in Kyiv as ballistic missiles struck. The...
No location · Aug 21, 2026 · WedgetailIt’s Time to Reengage North Korea
The U.S. and South Korea have their annual joint military drills (Ulchi Freedom Shield) from August 17-27, focusing on c...
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