China discovers massive rare-earth deposit in Sichuan Province
China’s Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has revealed new mine exploration results showing significant rare-earth reserves in Maoniuping, Mianning County, Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, the
Iran has not yet used its nastiest weapon. We should be ready when it does
What is unfolding in the Middle East is not simply another regional flare-up. From a nuclear and chemical attack perspective, the risks are real, evolving, and in
The secret talks pushing America and Iran towards peace
It took almost a month. But on the tarmac of Florida’s Palm Beach International Airport, Donald Trump abruptly announced that peace talks to end the conflict with
British troops shoot down drones in Iranian attack on allied base
British troops shot down more than a dozen Iranian kamikaze drones in an overnight attack on an allied base in northern Iraq. RAF Regiment gunners
Trump: I’ll run Strait of Hormuz with ayatollah
Donald Trump has declared that he will run the Strait of Hormuz jointly with Iran after announcing a five-day ceasefire on striking its energy sites. Claiming progress
In European defence, a sudden reluctance to buy American
In London a few weeks ago, taking a break from grim Washington and catching some early spring weather, I met a British defence executive for
When a crisis hits, countries scramble for shipping. Australia has barely any
Maintaining a navy without a merchant fleet is a little like maintaining an air force without a commercial aviation industry: one is intended as a
Australia should firm up ties with Kiribati before China does
China is trying to gain more influence in Kiribati but has yet to fully consolidate it. While Australia should seize this very last moment to
Fixing the architecture: governance reform for northern Australia’s universities
The 2025 senate inquiry into university governance laid out the scale of the problem. Vice-chancellor remuneration has quadrupled in real terms since 1985. Casual and sessional staff
Taiwan Debates Military Spending as Choices Over U.S. and China Loom
While the United States wades deeper into war in the Middle East, Taiwan is in the middle of a political fight over how to counter