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Ukraine is desperate for European help to bolster its air defences.
South Korea continues push for peace with the north, as Pyongyang’s military strength grows.
Based on past performance, economic sanctions will never be strong enough to denuclearise North Korea. There’s a better way.
Knowing what comes next in Operation Epic Fury is better understood by grasping the evolution of Iran’s military structure and capabilities.
North Korea was behind a $1.5 billion digital bank heist in February 2025. Other countries are similarly stealing crypto to fund nefarious activities.
The authoritarian regime is making a soft-power play for dominance in the under-17s game.
Kathryn Bigelow’s latest film shows us how officials in the US might respond when a nuclear strike appears imminent.
The leaders of the world’s two most powerful nations are set for a rare sit-down together on Oct. 30.
The country’s defence industry needs approximately 400,000 more workers than it currently employs.
China’s carefully staged display of unity with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un at a parade marking China’s victory over Japan in WWII projected strength abroad, but it also risks unintended consequences.
China’s recent shows of strength and solidarity with Russia and North Korea have prompted speculation of a global changing of the guard.
Kim was treated as a major world leader in Beijing, and gained practical support from his two big neighbours.
Refugee testimonies help shed light on the way wild animals are being captured and traded.
A change in the voting age wouldn’t have major advantages in South Africa.
Is the new South Korean president’s softer approach to the North wise in a challenging new security environment?
Lee Jae-myung’s election represents a turning point for South Korean foreign policy.
In Seoul, Tokyo and even Taipei, a once-unthinkable idea — building nuclear weapons — has begun to look disturbingly pragmatic.
China has traditionally viewed North Korea as a security buffer and an ideologically aligned neighbor it can dominate.
Human rights in one of the world’s most egregious authoritarian regimes are set to be diminished even further, thanks to another sudden funding freeze by Elon Musk.
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