HomeRegional DirectorySouth Pacific

South Pacific

Risk and Reward in the AI Arms Race

Andrew Davidson -

Artificial intelligence is emerging as the strategic high ground in warfare, promising faster targeting, smarter weapons and operations beyond human capacity. Several imperatives are driving its adoption: the split-second engagement speeds needed to counter hypersonic weapons and drone swarms; the ability to fuse radar, infrared, electronic and satellite feeds into a real-time battlespace picture; and […]

Daily Memo: US-China Trade, Russian Metals

Geopolitical Futures -
Another pause. The United States and China announced on Monday that they will extend exemptions on additional tariffs for another 90 days while they...

Daily Memo: Reactions to the Azerbaijan-Armenia Peace Deal

Geopolitical Futures -
Landmark deal. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Friday agreed to a landmark peace agreement brokered by the United...

Daily Memo: Russian Departures

Geopolitical Futures -
Russia unbound. On Aug. 4, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Moscow no longer considers itself bound to the self-imposed restrictions regarding the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces...

Daily Memo: Middle East Diplomacy

Geopolitical Futures -
Peace proposal. Israeli and Syrian officials held talks, mediated by the U.S. envoy to Syria, in Paris on Thursday. Following the meeting, the Syrian...

Daily Memo: Azerbaijan Hosts Syria-Israel Talks, PKK Begins Disarmament

Geopolitical Futures -
Energy relief. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa traveled to Baku and met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Energy was a major focus, with al-Sharaa complaining...

Daily Memo: Unprecedented Taiwan Drills, US Cuts Some Ukraine Arms Shipments

Geopolitical Futures -
Simulated invasion. Taiwan will conduct its largest military exercises in history next week, simulating a Chinese blockade and invasion of the island. More than...

Daily Memo: Europe’s Big Three to Hold Talks With Iran

Geopolitical Futures -
European arbitration. The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Britain will reportedly meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Geneva on Friday. It...

Daily Memo: Israel-Iran Conflict Continues, US Pushes Diplomacy

Geopolitical Futures -
Israel-Iran latest. Israel and Iran continued to exchange missile and drone fire overnight. Israel reportedly requested U.S. participation in a joint military campaign against...

Daily Memo: US Takes Precautions Ahead of Iran Nuclear Talks

Geopolitical Futures -
Developments in the Middle East. The U.S. is withdrawing some of its diplomatic personnel from the Middle East amid growing concerns about a potential...

Daily Memo: Matters of Negotiation

Geopolitical Futures -
Matters of negotiation. The second round of talks between Russia and Ukraine are being held in Istanbul today. Last night, Reuters published the full...

Daily Memo: Peace Proposals in Ukraine, Air Defense in India

Geopolitical Futures -
Waiting on Moscow. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke by phone on Wednesday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio about Moscow’s agenda for...
1234...27Page 3 of 27

Latest Posts

Continue to the category