Russia and North Korea. A delegation of Russian defense officials, led by the deputy defense minister, held talks on Thursday with North Korea’s defense minister. On Wednesday, the Russian representatives met with members of the North Korean military’s General Political Bureau to discuss strengthening cooperation, exchanges and coordination. Earlier this week, South Korea’s National Intelligence […]
Building connections. A train carrying Russian wheat is on its way to Armenia via Azerbaijan, following Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s lifting of restrictions on...
Further withdrawal? The Trump administration has reportedly quietly signaled to European allies that it plans to reduce U.S. forces in Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia...
Escalation. The Trump administration has authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, The New York Times reported. President Donald Trump confirmed on...
EU strategy. The European Commission will soon present a plan to revamp its defense procurement strategy, Bloomberg reported. An internal document, seen by the...
Maduro and Putin. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ratified a strategic partnership and cooperation agreement with Russia, originally signed in May at a meeting in...
Forward-looking. U.S. President Donald Trump plans to present his vision for peace in Gaza and postwar governance to Arab and Muslim leaders on Tuesday,...
Warfare is the contest between technology and geography. Geography imposes limits (e.g., distance, rivers, mountains, chokepoints) and technology tries to erode them, relying on...
Trade talks. U.S. and Chinese delegations met Sunday in Madrid to discuss trade and economic issues, including U.S. tariffs, export controls and the TikTok...
