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Democracy needs a boundary between protest and coercion
The Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team’s investigation into an alleged arson attack on a Melbourne defence company h...
No location · Aug 05, 2026 · WedgetailAl Capone would recognise today’s world order. That’s not good
In a gangsterish age, the UN needs an ultra-pragmatist as secretary-general
No location · Aug 04, 2026 · WedgetailIf Marine Le Pen wins: A European guide to a far-right France
A Le Pen-led France would mean major changes to European politics. Here's how political leaders can begin to prepare.
No location · Aug 04, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korean defectors near nuclear test site show chromosome abnormalities
More than 60 North Korean defectors who lived near the country’s nuclear test site were found to have chromosomal abnorm...
No location · Aug 04, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korea slams 11-nation advisory on remote IT worker schemes
North Korea on Tuesday condemned a recent alert issued by 11 countries about Pyongyang’s information technology (IT) wor...
No location · Aug 04, 2026 · WedgetailIs Washington Rewriting the North American Trade Agreement Around China?
Washington has repeatedly used trade policy and U.S. market access over the past decade to advance broader economic secu...
No location · Aug 04, 2026 · WedgetailAustralia keeps asking the wrong first question about China
Every significant development involving China now seems to trigger the same argument. A missile test, an investment prop...
No location · Aug 04, 2026 · WedgetailWhy Egypt’s Opinion of Ukraine Matters, Now and Later
Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum ...
No location · Aug 03, 2026 · WedgetailChina-Linked Threat Actors Weaponize New Vulnerabilities in Under a Day
Chinese actors exploited the critical React2Shell exploit inside a day, while 88% of exploited vulnerabilities in H1 202...
No location · Aug 03, 2026 · WedgetailMidnight Blizzard Targets Travelers via Captive Portals
Russian actor Storm-2945 hijacked hotel captive portals to push fake updates and steal tokens
No location · Aug 03, 2026 · WedgetailDOJ subpoenas journalist over North Korea SEAL mission report
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reportedly subpoenaed an investigative journalist over a New York Times report ...
No location · Aug 03, 2026 · WedgetailHow to Stop China from Freeriding on American AI
The release of the Chinese open-weight AI model Kimi K3 has compressed a year’s worth of unresolved AI policy debate int...
No location · Aug 03, 2026 · Wedgetail11 nations issue first-ever joint alert on North Korean IT worker schemes
The 11 member states of a multilateral initiative monitoring DPRK sanctions evasion issued a joint alert for the first t...
No location · Aug 03, 2026 · WedgetailStick with it until you win: why Beijing keeps sovereignty disputes alive
No one should expect diplomatic pressure alone to make Beijing abandon a sovereignty claim. Ten years ago this month, a ...
No location · Aug 03, 2026 · WedgetailThe Atlantic Brief: The Strait of Hormuz and the Future of Free Navigation
In February 2026, the United States and Israel initiated a war in the Middle East against Iran. Since then, the warring ...
No location · Jul 31, 2026 · WedgetailAlone at the border: Ceuta and Europe’s solidarity failure
By failing to show solidarity with a member state under pressure, the EU is encouraging Morocco and others to keep using...
No location · Jul 31, 2026 · WedgetailChinese Hacker Uses DeepSeek AI to Orchestrate Vulnerability Exploits
A Chinese-speaking threat actor has been using DeepSeek’s AI models to orchestrate cyber-attacks targeting Asian organiz...
No location · Jul 31, 2026 · WedgetailHow splits on the right may threaten Poland’s pro-European camp
More than 40 MPs have walked out of Law and Justice, Poland’s largest opposition party, and will court centre-right vote...
No location · Jul 31, 2026 · WedgetailRadio broadcasts to North Korea important for would-be defectors: US official
The nominee to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) invoked the struggles of North Korean defectors during her ...
No location · Jul 31, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korea slams US Forces Japan expansion as Tokyo tests Tomahawk missile
Pyongyang accused Washington of turning U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ) into a “de facto war command” aimed at a regional confl...
No location · Jul 31, 2026 · WedgetailA bit of hedging: like others, Australia looks more to its region for security
In Australian foreign policy, there has long been a tension between those who place preponderant weight on our alliance ...
No location · Jul 31, 2026 · WedgetailDefining modernity in South-East Asia
Mark Leonard welcomes LuHan Gabel, Ooi Kee Beng and Chelsea Nguyen to explore how younger generations in China, Malaysia...
No location · Jul 31, 2026 · WedgetailRussia used North Korean missile in Ukraine for first time since 2025: Kyiv
Russia attacked Ukraine with a North Korean ballistic missile for the first time since last year, Ukrainian authorities ...
No location · Jul 31, 2026 · WedgetailGlobal goods trade resilient in the first quarter of 2026 despite war in Middle East
World merchandise trade growth exceeded expectations in the first quarter of 2026 as surging trade in electronic compone...
No location · Jul 31, 2026 · WedgetailChina pushes harder in South China Sea – as global attention drifts away
In the South China Sea, China is expanding its presence in disputed waters and adopting increasingly dangerous tactics a...
No location · Jul 30, 2026 · WedgetailKorean War concert in Moscow reveals North Korean labor supply scheme: footage
Russian officials exposed an apparent labor recruitment scheme in the Moscow region while attending a Korean War commemo...
No location · Jul 30, 2026 · WedgetailRussia seeks to open new car bridge to North Korea in September: official
Russia aims to open its new car bridge across the Tumen River with North Korea in early September, a local official said...
No location · Jul 30, 2026 · WedgetailBrazil initiates dispute regarding additional duties imposed by the United States
Brazil has requested WTO dispute consultations with the United States regarding additional US duties on products origina...
No location · Jul 30, 2026 · WedgetailAustralia and Japan are stewards of a wavering order
The Australia–Japan quasi-alliance is not a hedge against US unreliability, nor should it be seen in purely bilateral te...
No location · Jul 29, 2026 · WedgetailHow Mexico Locked In Its Militarized Police State
In 2021, Andrew Ivey wrote, “‘I Have Other Data’: The Guardia Nacional and the Entrenchment of Mexico’s Militarization’,...
No location · Jul 29, 2026 · WedgetailTwo of a kind: How France and Italy can show the way for Europe’s Africa policy
Rome and Paris have each overhauled their economic strategies towards Africa in the past few years, competing openly for...
No location · Jul 29, 2026 · WedgetailASML’s Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography and the Limits of Reverse Engineering in China
In June, the U.S. Department of Commerce informed the Dutch company ASML that it suspects one of its extreme ultraviolet...
No location · Jul 29, 2026 · WedgetailParsing Trump’s Decision to (Maybe) Give Uranium Enrichment to Saudi Arabia
On June 22, the United States announced that it had signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia. This type ...
No location · Jul 29, 2026 · WedgetailTrump warns ideology behind North Korea’s 1950 invasion is heading West
U.S. President Donald Trump used the anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement to warn of a renewed communist th...
No location · Jul 29, 2026 · WedgetailRussia picks new ambassador to North Korea months after longtime envoy’s death
Russia has appointed a new ambassador to North Korea following the death of its longtime envoy Alexander Matsegora, whic...
No location · Jul 28, 2026 · WedgetailCan French nukes protect Europe if Donald Trump walks away?
Europeans are keen on nuclear collaboration with Emmanuel Macron. What if Marine Le Pen becomes president?
No location · Jul 28, 2026 · WedgetailCo-Founder of Controversial Spyware Firm Had Israeli Diplomatic Passport
The OCCRP found that the co-founder of NSO Group, which develops Pegasus spyware, travelled to Panama in 2013 on an Isra...
No location · Jul 28, 2026 · WedgetailKey Areas Where Water Scarcity Intensifies Risks of Conflict
Water disputes can directly drive conflict, but more often, water scarcity acts as a catalyst — one that, combined with ...
No location · Jul 28, 2026 · WedgetailThe Saudi dilemma: How Yemen could shape the next phase of the Iran war
As the Houthis attack Saudi ships and infrastructure, Riyadh faces an increasingly difficult choice: absorb the blows to...
No location · Jul 28, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korea’s trade rebounds as reliance on China reaches near-record high
North Korea expanded its foreign trade in 2025 and deepened its dependence on its key commercial partner China, a new RO...
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