Balloon Starlink, Russia-Ukraine

Russia ‘Barrage-1’ High-Altitude Balloon to Offset Starlink Cutoff Battlefield Connectivity Crisis Deepens

Russia has begun testing a high-altitude balloon system designed to restore critical battlefield communications after losing access to the SpaceX Starlink satellite network, a move that has disrupted command-and-control links across large sections of the front in Ukraine and exposed...
E-3 AWACS aircraft (Rickety E-3 Sentry Fleet)

US Rickety E-3 Sentry Fleet Stretched to Brink by Iran Buildup While Pacific War Planning Faces Growing Capability Gaps

In a striking show of force and preparation, the United States Air Force has dispatched six of its remaining 16 E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft to Europe over the past two days, with two already heading onward...
Japan-US

US–Japan Partnership Viewed Part of Broader Washington Strategy to Economically Isolate China and Strengthen Ally Networks

Japan has begun deploying the first tranche of what could become one of the largest foreign direct investment waves into the United States in history, marking a decisive new chapter in economic ties between the world’s two largest economies following...
US, Iran

US-Iran Indirect Talks in Geneva Signal Potential Deal on Uranium Enrichment, But Leave Missiles, Proxies, and Human Rights Off the Table

The latest round of US-Iran diplomatic engagement took place in Geneva on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, in an unconventional format described as “indirect talks.” Lasting between three and four hours, these discussions involved US envoys and Iranian representatives communicating via...
Afghanistan

US Senate Legislation to Prevent Funds from Reaching Taliban, Marking Shift in Afghanistan Policy

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved the bipartisan No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act, a legislative move designed to ensure that American taxpayer funds do not directly or indirectly benefit the Taliban or other designated terrorist organizations operating...
Japan

China-Japan Rift Deepens After LDP Sweep Undermines Beijing’s Economic and Diplomatic Pressure Tactics

The resounding electoral victory of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the February 8 snap election has dramatically reshaped the strategic landscape of East Asia, delivering an unmistakable message to Beijing: attempts to pressure Tokyo over Taiwan have failed....
MQ-9 Reaper drones

MQ-9 Reaper Emerges Backbone of US Surveillance Indo-Pacific, Deterrent Shield and Strategic Stress Test Against China

The United States is spreading a dense web of MQ-9 Reaper drones across the Indo-Pacific in what amounts to one of the most consequential surveillance expansions in the region in recent years. The move reflects a high-stakes bet: that persistent,...
China Fishing Boats

China Curbs Overfishing at Home While Expanding State-Backed Fishing Fleet Abroad to Assert Maritime Power

For decades, China’s rise as a maritime power has been measured not only in warships launched or ports financed under the Belt and Road Initiative, but also in the vast armada of fishing vessels that now traverse nearly every ocean...
BRICS Currency

BRICS Charts New Monetary Course: How BRICS Basket and Digital Clearing Platform Could Gradually Supplant Dollar’s Reserve Role

The international monetary system was never neutral. It was the product of power, politics and post-war compromise, forged in July 1944 at the Bretton Woods conference in New Hampshire. There, representatives of 44 Allied nations gathered to design a framework...
China-Lithuania

Lithuania’s Taiwan Gamble Backfires China Responds With Strategic Silence and Quiet Economic Pressure

Lithuania decided to challenge China over Taiwan four years ago, it expected outrage. It expected denunciations, perhaps sanctions, perhaps a diplomatic storm. Instead, it got silence. What began in 2021 as a bold stand for democracy and human rights collided...
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