Iran

Iran’s Response to Operation Epic Fury May Be Far More Dangerous Than Past Retaliations

The Middle East edged closer to full-scale war in the early hours of February 28, 2026, as hundreds of American and Israeli missiles struck targets across Iran in what Washington has dubbed “Operation Epic Fury,” a sweeping military campaign that...
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Killed in US-Israeli Airstrikes; Tehran Silent as Uncertainty Grips Region

The political future of Iran was thrown into sudden uncertainty after US President Donald Trump announced that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s supreme leader for 36 years, had been killed in coordinated US and Israeli airstrikes. Iranian authorities did not...
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, Ninth Party Congress

North Korea’s Ninth Party Congress Hardens Division With South Korea, Expands Nuclear Doctrine and Demands US Recognition Permanent Nuclear State

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un used the Ninth Congress of the ruling Workers’ Party to deliver a sweeping message of defiance and consolidation: his regime will press ahead with state-driven economic development, accelerate a military buildup centered on nuclear...
Kim Jong Un, Kim Ju Ae

Kim’s Daughter Takes Center Stage Presumed Successor, Though Intelligence Stops Short of Dismissing Hidden Rival

South Korea’s spy agency has ignited fresh debate over the future of the world’s only hereditary communist dynasty, reporting that National Intelligence Service (NIS) believes Kim Jong Un has settled on a daughter of about 13 as his eventual successor....
Giuseppe Garibaldi carrier

Indonesia’s Maritime Ambition Sets Sail with Giuseppe Garibaldi carrier- But Without Jets, Escorts and Doctrine, Dream Could Stall at Port

Indonesia’s ambition to step into the exclusive club of aircraft carrier operators has captured regional attention, but it has also triggered a searching debate at home about doctrine, affordability and strategic coherence. Jakarta’s reported plan to acquire the retired Italian...
Chinese fishing boats

China’s Shadow Fishing Fleet Emerges Covert Naval Force, Raising Blockade Fears Across Indo-Pacific

China is rapidly expanding its reach across the Indo-Pacific, deploying a shadow fleet of nominally civilian fishing vessels as a covert extension of the People’s Liberation Army Navy — the world’s largest naval force by hull count. By weaponizing hundreds...
Chinese military

China’s Sweeping Dual-Use Export Ban Strikes at Heart of Japan’s Defense Industry Across Land, Sea, Air and Space

China has sharply escalated its retaliation against Japan’s accelerating military expansion under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, imposing sweeping export bans and blacklisting some of the country’s most critical defense and technology institutions in a move that deepens one of the...
Russian Verba MANPADS

Russia’s Secret Missile Transfers to Iran: Boost Tehran’s Air Defense That May Reshape Calculus of Any US Military Action

The calculus of U.S. strategy toward Iran has always been fraught with ambiguity. Decades of sanctions, targeted strikes, covert operations, and diplomatic pressure have aimed to coerce the Islamic Republic into moderation—or at the very least, restraint. Yet, after years...
Zalmay Khalilzad

Doha Deal Architect Re-emerges in US Policy Circles Amid Accusations of Enabling Taliban Takeover

A senior architect of Washington’s most controversial Afghanistan policy shift is signaling a political comeback — reigniting debate over accountability, diplomacy, and America’s future posture toward Taliban-ruled Kabul. Zalmay Khalilzad, the former US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, is reportedly...
Sanae Takaichi

Takaichi Cabinet 2.0 Sets Course for Multi-Year Budgeting, Debt-Tolerant Growth Strategy and Sweeping Fiscal Governance Reform

Japan’s newly reaffirmed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held a major press conference on Wednesday, February 18, outlining her government’s priorities for what she called the “Takaichi Cabinet 2.0.” At the center of her remarks was a firm commitment to what...
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