Briefing: What is Israel's military objective in Lebanon?
Strategic angle: Israel's operations in Lebanon raise concerns about a potential new occupation as it seeks to weaken Hezbollah.
Editorial Staff Apr 4
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Briefing: Second US Air Force plane crashed in Persian Gulf region, New York Times reports
Strategic angle: A second US Air Force plane has reportedly crashed in the Persian Gulf region, according to a report by the New York Times.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Briefing: Trump asks Congress to supersize military budget, slash domestic programs
Strategic angle: Trump's proposal aims to increase military funding while cutting back on domestic initiatives.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Briefing: Israel's PM says 70% of Iran's steel production capacity destroyed, hindering weapons production
Strategic angle: Israel claims significant damage to Iran's steel production, impacting its military capabilities.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Briefing: UK deploys Rapid Sentry anti-drone system to Kuwait to fend off attacks, air force says
Strategic angle: Gulf countries including Kuwait face increased threats amid escalating tensions in the region.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Briefing: Marine archaeologists discover Danish warship destroyed by Nelson’s fleet 225 years ago
Strategic angle: Excavation efforts are underway for the Dannebroge before a housing project begins.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Briefing: People of Burkina Faso should forget about democracy, says military ruler
Strategic angle: Ibrahim Traoré, who took power in 2022 coup, tells state broadcaster ‘we must tell the truth, democracy isn’t for us’
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Briefing: Kyiv region under 'massive' daytime drone and missile attack by Russia, officials say
Strategic angle: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed readiness for a truce, but the Kremlin claims no proposals were received.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Briefing: Russia conducts massive rolling aerial attacks on Ukraine
Strategic angle: Russia's latest military strategy involves extensive drone and missile strikes across Ukraine, escalating tensions in the region.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Trump Sacks Attorney General Bondi, Hegseth Asks US Army Chief of Staff to Step Down
US President Donald Trump makes significant changes in his administration, firing Attorney General Pam Bondi and prompting Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth to request the resignation of the Army Chief of Staff.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Briefing: Tehran fires at Israel as Trump warns US has not started 'destroying what is left' in Iran
Strategic angle: Israel's military reported a new missile salvo from Iran on Friday, with its air defences operating to down them, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Briefing: REalloys & U.S. Critical Materials Partner on Montana Rare Earths for Defense Stockpiles
Strategic angle: A strategic partnership aimed at enhancing defense stockpiles through Montana's rare earth materials.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Briefing: Public holidays: How much does a day off cost in Europe?
Strategic angle: Europe takes double-digit public holidays a year on average — but as Denmark showed when it axed one to fund its military, every day off has a price tag.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Briefing: Optical terminals still a bottleneck in Pentagon’s proliferated constellation
Strategic angle: GP Sandhoo highlights the challenges in meeting the demand for optical communications terminals.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Exclusive | Trump Weighs Military Operation to Extract Iran’s Uranium - WSJ
Trump considers military options regarding Iran's uranium extraction.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Iran's military warns of crushing attacks until adversaries' 'surrender'
Strategic angle: Tehran vows to continue its military actions in the Middle East until the U.S. and Israel face 'permanent regret'.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Burkina Faso army, jihadists have killed more than 1,800 civilians since 2023, HRW says
Strategic angle: Human Rights Watch reports that the army and civilian militias are responsible for more civilian deaths than jihadists in Burkina Faso.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Switzerland eyes dropping purchase of US Patriot air defence system over delivery delays
Strategic angle: Switzerland, which is not in NATO, had ordered five Patriot systems in 2022, with delivery scheduled to begin this year and to be completed in 2028.
Editorial Staff Apr 1
Briefing: South African Army Deployed to Combat Gang Violence
Strategic angle: The army has been sent to five provinces in South Africa as part of a year-long operation to address rising gang activity.
Editorial Staff Apr 1
Briefing: Russian military plane crash kills 29 in occupied Crimea
Strategic angle: Russian authorities say a technical malfunction caused the An-26 to crash into a cliff.
Editorial Staff Apr 1