U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet with Emperor Naruhito, new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s widow when he
Author: Daniel
How to implement US minerals deal: create Australian industrial capability
Signing the new Australia–US critical minerals agreement on 20 October was the easy part. The real test will be its implementation. The challenge, and opportunity, is to
China names new second highest-ranking general after military purge
The Chinese Communist Party has named a veteran who has overseen anti-corruption efforts in the military to be the country’s second highest ranking general, just
Taiwan in the Shadow of War
During a highly charged presidential campaign, a bomb explodes, unleashing panic and a wave of recriminations. Then a Chinese Y-8 reconnaissance aircraft vanishes in Taiwan’s
In China’s dangerous interceptions, see the breakdown of peaceful world order
The White House meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump produced a string of positives. Chief among them is Trump’s ringing
India’s Rare Earth Dilemma: Between Chinese Leverage and an Afghan Offer
India’s behavior in regard to critical minerals can be best understood as strategic hedging. Beijing is signaling geoeconomic control over a chokepoint industry by deciding
China’s Cyber Incubator and the Looming Day One Threat
Southeast Asia serves as Beijing’s operational testing ground for cyberattacks. It’s time the U.S. started paying attention. China-linked hackers known as “Salt Typhoon” were detected
Germany to pay US military base employees amid shutdown
Germany plans to pay some 11,000 local employees at US military bases in the country who might not receive salaries in October because of the government shutdown in
Russian aircraft enter airspace of NATO member Lithuania
An SU-30 fighter and a refueling tanker entered the airspace of the NATO member country for 18 seconds, Lithuania’s military said. Lithuania’s army reported on
Trump: Israel could lose US support if it annexes West Bank
The US president said he had given his word to Arab leaders that the annexation will not take place. Vice President JD Vance said the