China’s daily cyberattacks on Taiwan surpassed 2.6 million in 2025
China’s cyberattacks on Taiwan’s key infrastructure from hospitals to banks rose 6% in 2025 to a daily average of 2.63 million, the island’s National Security
A Taiwan Conflict Would Cost China. That Won’t Stop Xi
Taiwan’s unification with China sits at the heart of President Xi Jinping’s ambitions. But the costs to Beijing of a conflict would be staggering — in lives
Venezuela Frees US Citizen Amid Gradual Prisoner Releases
The Venezuelan government has started releasing prisoners with US citizenship, people with knowledge of the situation said.
Trump’s Iran tariff threat risks reopening China rift
U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to slap a 25% tariff on countries that trade with Iran risks reopening old wounds with Beijing, Tehran’s biggest trading partner. Iran became a
Turkish arms industry gains greater role in supporting Ukraine
Turkey is supplying weapons to Ukraine as Kyiv works to resolve its ammunition shortage. A Turkish weapons manufacturer is teaming with the U.S. to open
North Korea’s garbage balloons, other provocations follow regime’s failed satellite launch
The hundreds of trash-laden balloons that North Korea floated over the fortified border into South Korea were a dangerous provocation, Indo-Pacific Allies and Partners said.
Chinese company reportedly preparing drone-making apparatus for North Korea
A Chinese manufacturer’s social media post that describes exporting a drone assembly line to North Korea has raised concern that the transfer would violate a
China aircraft carriers set to outnumber US in Pacific by 2035
China may have more aircraft carriers in the Pacific than the U.S. by 2035, analysts’ assessment following a Department of Defense report indicates, underscoring the
Will Donald Trump’s threats to Greenland help bring China and Europe closer together?
Donald Trump’s renewed threats to take over Greenland could pose a direct challenge to China’s ambitions in the Arctic, but some observers say it may also open
U.S. sets stage for deepening defense engagement in 2026
The United States will continue building on its defense momentum in the Indo-Pacific throughout 2026, with an anticipated expansion of bilateral and multilateral exercises. Given