If it feels as though the world is changing, that’s because it is. Global economic reconfiguration, demographic decline and geopolitical ...

Ankara's warning. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that his country could launch a joint military operation with ...

Mixed results. Germany’s industrial production rose more than expected in November. According to figures released on Thursday, output increased 1.5 ...

Focus on homemade. Israel’s Defense Ministry announced two deals with Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems in a move that could ...

Syrian developments. The new regime in Damascus held talks with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and People’s Protection ...

For all the attention paid to the world’s many terrestrial conflicts – in Ukraine, the Palestinian Territories, Syria, Myanmar and elsewhere – tensions on ...

Japan’s military had a busy 2024, and all indicators point to an even busier 2025. The year was punctuated by an announcement from Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba that Tokyo would increase military ...

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