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FBI disables China-linked hacking tools used against US agencies
A hacking group used the tools to target networks belonging to NASA, the Federal Reserve, the National Institutes of Hea...
No location · Aug 26, 2026 · WedgetailAI Is Lowering the Barriers to China’s Information Warfare Against Japan
China-linked influence operators are increasingly using AI to craft more effective disinformation campaigns.
No location · Aug 26, 2026 · WedgetailTrump Confirms CIA Director’s Moscow Trip, Calling It ‘Semi-Routine’
The U.S. president expressed hope that the spy chief’s unannounced visit to Russia could help end the war in Ukraine.
No location · Aug 26, 2026 · WedgetailPacific Islands Forum 2026: What Lowy’s Pacific team will be watching
The China challenge, climate crisis, Taiwan ties, West Papua – these are the fault lines, but there are opportunities to...
No location · Aug 26, 2026 · WedgetailA stress test for Australia’s space ties with India
Fast-growing space ties between Australia and India still lack a shared protocol for when something fails.
No location · Aug 26, 2026 · WedgetailHow Taiwan Became Singapore’s Largest Trading Partner
Economic ties are increasingly important, but Singapore cannot, and will not, become a defender of Taiwan's internationa...
No location · Aug 26, 2026 · WedgetailBeyond the Blue Line: Tackling Climate, Peace, and Security Challenges in Abyei
Abyei, a disputed area between Sudan and South Sudan, faces interconnected climate, peace and security challenges that a...
No location · Aug 26, 2026 · WedgetailThe South China Sea and the Philippines’ Defense Strategies
Insights from Su Mon and Tomas Buenaventura.
No location · Aug 26, 2026 · WedgetailAmerican diplomats return to the Middle East
The US is restaffing diplomatic posts across the Middle East after diplomats were evacuated because of the Iran war, sou...
No location · Aug 26, 2026 · WedgetailThe Iran War Is Disrupting Trade Connectivity Across Eurasia
Central Asia aims to benefit from Iranian ports and railroads have been disrupted by the ongoing conflict.
No location · Aug 26, 2026 · WedgetailWould Wartime Elections Save Democracy or End It?
Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum,...
No location · Aug 26, 2026 · WedgetailRosatom and Egypt discussing more potential units
Egypt's Ministry of Energy and Russia's Rosatom have held talks to review progress on El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant's con...
No location · Aug 26, 2026 · WedgetailGlobal trade tensions grow with no reprieve in sight
The US is weighing imposing yet more penalties on goods and services from Canada.
No location · Aug 26, 2026 · WedgetailNiger awards Arlit uranium mining permit to state-owned company
Niger's Council of Ministers has awarded a mining permit previously held by Orano to the state-owned company set up earl...
No location · Aug 26, 2026 · WedgetailUS issues pause on visa appointments for applicants worldwide
President Donald Trump's administration has issued a pause on visa appointments for applicants around the world during ...
No location · Aug 26, 2026 · WedgetailFrom Hormuz to the Caucasus: The New Geography of Energy Security
Every crisis in the Middle East returns the world’s attention to the same stretch of water. When tankers are seized, or ...
No location · Aug 26, 2026 · WedgetailRussian checkpoint by North Korea car bridge 65% completed: authorities
Russia is nearing the completion of a border checkpoint next to its newly built road bridge to North Korea, according to...
No location · Aug 26, 2026 · WedgetailIsrael's Lobby 2.0: What Walt & Mearsheimer didn't anticipate
In March 2006, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) denounced the essay by John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt, "The Israel Lo...
No location · Aug 26, 2026 · WedgetailTrump wants to stabilize Libya. Militants have other plans.
A series of crises have roiled Libya over the last month, undermining a U.S.-led initiative to resolve the country’s pro...
No location · Aug 26, 2026 · WedgetailKim Jong Un leads politburo meeting on economy without disclosing details
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a politburo meeting on Tuesday to discuss state-led development projects under t...
No location · Aug 26, 2026 · WedgetailIndia and Indonesia are developing Sabang as a port, not a base
India’s interest in developing Sabang port in northern Sumatra is often interpreted as a response to China’s expanding m...
No location · Aug 26, 2026 · WedgetailMark Carney’s defiance: Canada shows the world how to respond to Donald Trump’s threats
Canada cannot match the U.S. economically, but it can make Donald Trump’s trade war politically costly as the U.S. heads...
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailRussia’s war will not end until Putin accepts Ukrainian independence
Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin is pursuing longstanding Russian imperial objectives in Ukraine and will not stop until ...
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailASEAN Needs to Hold Its Line on Myanmar
Thailand’s reception of Min Aung Hlaing complicates ASEAN’s Myanmar approach, but ASEAN must hold its line and maintain ...
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailThe InSight Take: Organized Crime Adopts the Latest Technologies in the Drone-IED Arms Race
The InSight Take: Organized Crime Adopts the Latest Technologies in the Drone-IED Arms Race Organized crime groups acros...
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · Wedgetail‘West Asia’, not the Middle East: it’s time for Australia to reset its strategic compass
West Asia should stand closer to the centre of Australian strategic thinking, but the language used to describe it too o...
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailA cultural renaissance is reshaping national identity in wartime Ukraine
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine is fueling a defiant cultural outpouring that is redefining and strengthening Uk...
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailAs his presidency flounders, Trump is more dangerous than ever
Forget lame ducks. America’s president will defend his dominance like an ageing silverback gorilla
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailThe Caspianization of Iran’s Security Environment
The phenomenon reflects the convergence of the Iran-Israel confrontation, the Russia-Ukraine war, and Iran’s efforts to ...
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korean missiles are abetting Russia’s campaign to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defenses
Russia’s war machine is now sustained by an authoritarian supply chain that includes North Korean weapons systems. The p...
No location · Aug 25, 2026 · WedgetailTreasury 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
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