Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Fighter Jet

Rafale Setbacks to FCAS Deadlock: Why 2025 Turned Difficult for Dassault While Boeing and Saab Surged Ahead

If there is one defining image of 2025, it is a world gripped by overlapping wars and the roar of combat aircraft over contested skies. The year is already being described by analysts as one of the most conflict-heavy periods...
China Quietly Fields DF-27 Anti-Ship ICBM

China Quietly Fields DF-27 Anti-Ship ICBM, Extending Strike Reach Across Indo-Pacific and Raising New Risks for US Forces

China may have quietly crossed a significant threshold in long-range strike warfare, with new US assessments indicating that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has likely operationally fielded the DF-27 missile—an unprecedented system that blends intercontinental reach with anti-ship strike capability....
Donald Trump

Trump Delays Steeper Furniture Tariffs for One Year Amid Cost-of-Living Pressures

United States President Donald Trump has delayed the introduction of steeper US tariffs on selected imported furniture products for one year, issuing the order just hours before the higher duties were due to take effect on Thursday, January 1. The...
Donald Trump

US Foreign Policy: From a Special Greenland Envoy to Travel Bans, Trump’s Political and Territorial Pressure on Europe Raises Questions for Asia

United States President Donald Trump’s latest moves against Europe mark a sharp departure from long-standing international norms and have set off alarm bells across the Atlantic. Two developments in December, in particular, underscore a widening rift in US-Europe relations and...
Iranian Mohajer-6 Drone

Iranian Mohajer-6 Drone Spotted in Venezuelan Service, Marking Strategic Shift in Western Hemisphere Security

A single photograph circulating online in late December 2025 has delivered rare visual confirmation of a development long assessed by Western intelligence agencies: an Iranian-manufactured Mohajer-6 unmanned aerial vehicle is now operating under the markings and apparent control of the...
Donald Trump

Trump’s Foreign Policy Focus Faces Test in 2026: Unfinished Wars, Rising Tensions, and a Crowded Global Agenda

The U.S. President Donald Trump spent much of his first year back in office intensely focused on foreign affairs, portraying himself as a dealmaker determined to untangle long-running global conflicts and secure a place in history as a “peace president.”...
USS Gerald R. Ford

U.S. Military Says It Struck Three More Suspected Drug-Smuggling Boats, Killing Three as Anti-Cartel Campaign Intensifies Across Caribbean and Pacific Routes

The U.S. military said on Wednesday that it struck three additional boats allegedly involved in drug smuggling operations, killing three people and forcing others to jump overboard, where they may have survived. The latest action marks another escalation in a...
China

China Smashes Global Trade Records as Surplus Crosses $1 Trillion, Raising Alarms Over an Export-Dependent Growth Model

In a historic economic milestone, China’s trade surplus surpassed USD 1 trillion in the first 11 months of 2025, marking the first time in global history that a country has achieved such a figure. By comparison, in 2024, nearly 160...
Russia’s Oreshnik Hypersonic Missiles Deployed in Belarus

Russia’s Oreshnik Hypersonic Missiles Deployed in Belarus as China Tests YJ-20 Near Taiwan: Moscow and Beijing Escalate Strategic Pressure on U.S. and NATO

Belarus has officially confirmed the deployment of Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik hypersonic missile on its territory, releasing rare video footage that underscores a sharp escalation in global hypersonic weapons signalling. The announcement comes just days after China published video evidence of...
Xi Jinping- Donald Trump

Tariff War 2025: A Year of Turbulence, Tests of Power, and Quiet Resilience as the World Looks to 2026

At first glance, 2025 did not appear to be a year rich in good news: tariffs, wars, trade disputes and the unsettling advance of artificial intelligence dominated headlines. Yet beneath the surface of geopolitical tension and economic anxiety, the past...
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