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. Europe Belgium07.01.2026  Speaking before the Belgian Federal Parliament's Defense Committee, Belgium's Defense Minister Francken today said that decades of weak leadership and underinvestment in military capabilities have left Europe heavily dependent on the United States for its security,…

. Americas   Caribbean ArubaJanuary 6, 2026 4:07 pm CET  The Netherlands has pulled out of U.S.-led counter-drug missions in the Caribbean where it controls six islands. It cooperated closely with the United States and other partners in the region, including through the Joint Interagency Task…

. Asia ChinaDec 30, 2025, 9:55 PM CET  New Pentagon maps show the size and estimated ranges of China's vast missile arsenal. Missiles can reach Taiwan, the Philippines, Japan, Guam, and even the continental US. China's missile branch, known as the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force has received…

. North America United States(Jan. 3, 2026)  Maduro indicment (text). (Source: DocumentCloud - U.S.) January 03, 2026 16:57 IST  If Venezuela holds the world's largest proven oil reserves, Iran holds the third largest after Saudi Arabia. It is definitely no coincidence that the US President Trump…

. Europe Russia December 20, 2025, Saturday // 12:02  Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a decree instructing the Defense Ministry to end a series of military agreements with 11 Western nations, NATO countries. The decree specifies the termination of multiple bilateral defense…

. Asia ChinaMonday 29 December 2025 07:12 GMT  China began fresh - 'Justice Mission 2025' - military drills using the army, air force and navy around Taiwan on Monday after the US cleared the largest arms sale ever to Taipei. They come less than two weeks after the US announced $11.1bn in arms…

. Caribbean CubaDec. 21, 2025 5:30 am ET  The U.S. is ratcheting up pressure on Havana’s key benefactor, Venezuelan strongman Maduro’s regime, which has kept the Communist-ruled nation afloat with cheap oil. Now Venezuelan oil exports are at risk thanks to a partial blockade targeting sanctioned…

. North America United States17 December 2025  Since Trump presented his list of Liberation Day reciprocal tariffs last April, targeting 180 countries and territories, the impacts of tariffs on developing nations have been profound. Since August, 22 African nations have been faced with duties…

. Globalization Dec. 20, 2025  When the dollar had monopoly power over global commodity pricing, America got a subsidy. The U.S. printed dollars. The world needed dollars to buy stuff. So the world bought U.S. debt, kept its interest rates low and let Washington run deficits that would have sunk…

. Space December 18, 2025  Satellites whizzing by each other at close range, maneuvering to gain strategic advantage, is a new development in the militarization of space. Orbital skirmishing has become so common that defense officials now refer to it as dogfighting. Tensions are rising amid…

. North America Mexico10 December 2025  Mexico rejected U.S. requests to expel more than two dozen Russian intelligence officers operating in the country under diplomatic cover, according to a Dec. 8 report by The New York Times. Mexican officials dismissed the warnings as paranoia. Since 2022,…

. BangladeshDec 11, 2025  Growing Chinese strategic footprint in South Asia. In June 19, China, Bangladesh and Pakistan held their first trilateral meeting at the official level in China's Kunming. At the meeting, the three sides agreed to deepen cooperation in trade, investment, health,…

. Bulgaria11/12/2025  Sustained anti-corruption protests had intensified in recent weeks. The demonstrations were sparked by a 2026 draft budget, which protesters branded as an attempt to mask rampant corruption. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Bulgaria yesterday to protest…

. Russia December 4, 2025  Kuril Islands become a Sino-Russian fortress against Japan. The sparsely populated chain of islands separates the Sea of Okhotsk from the Pacific Ocean - Russia’s Pacific Fleet and Sea of Okhotsk nuclear bastion. The Kuril Islands are strategically positioned at the…

. Caribbean Haiti30 November 2025  Haiti is in the grip of a security crisis as gangs battle for control of territory in the capital and beyond while continuing to expand their criminal activities. It is feared that gangs are increasingly working with international organized crime networks to…

. China 04.12.25, 12:24 PM  Apparently just routine exercises. The People's Liberation Army has not made any announcements of large-scale officially named drills. China is deploying a large number of naval and coast guard vessels across East Asian waters, at one point earlier this week more than…

. Belgium(3 December 2025)  The European Commission was due to make public later today details of its proposal to use the Russian money as collateral to help meet Ukraine’s considerable needs through a 'reparations loan.' Russia has described the scheme as 'theft.' Ukraine’s budget and military…

. Asia ChinaSun, November 23, 2025 Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi's suggestion to the Japanese parliament on November 7 was that a hypothetical conflict in the Taiwan Strait would trigger a military response from Tokyo. For Beijing, the comments warranted economic retaliation and furious daily…

. Europe France20.11.2025  France’s Chief of the Defense Staff Mandon’s call for the French public to accept losing its children in order to deter Russia has drawn widespread criticism from political figures. His controversial statement came in a context where he was saying that France has all the…

. Guinea 15 Nov 2025  The first Simandou iron ore shipment to China and Australia’s strategic choices. Most extracts from US$20 billion mining project in Guinea’s Simandou – the world’s largest known untapped deposit of high-grade iron ore – are expected to be shipped to China, given the heavy…

. ItalyNovember 10, 2025  Africa is becoming a more competitive geopolitical arena, creating openings for new political, commercial and security alliances. Former colonial powers such as France have lost much of their influence, creating a security vacuum in the Sahel that Russia has been keen to…

. Germany9 November 2025  German 'far-right' activist seeks asylum in U.S. Seibt, 25, said she is being persecuted in Germany for her political views - the 'target of intelligence surveillance' and 'state media defamation' , and has received death threats from antifa. Seibt alleges that German…

. Asia China10/11/2025, Monday  China has successfully deployed another cluster of low Earth orbit communication satellites from the Hainan Satellite Launch Center today, as part of its ambitious space-based internet initiative. A Long March-12 carrier rocket lifted off at 10:41 a.m. local time…

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. ChinaNov 4, 2025  China's President Xi met Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Beijing at the Great Hall of the People, a day after Chinese Premier Li Qiang held a meeting with Mishustin in Hangzhou, where Li said China wanted to strengthen co-operation with Russia and defend shared…