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AI Is Lowering the Barriers to China’s Information Warfare Against Japan

China-linked influence operators are increasingly using AI to craft more effective disinformation campaigns.

Pacific Fusion breaks ground on New Mexico facility

California headquartered pulsed magnetic fusion system developer Pacific Fusion has broken ground for its USD1 billion R...

Tortoiseshell Expands Malware Toolset With New Backdoor, SSH Tunnel

Group-IB uncovered new Tortoiseshell infrastructure, including a backdoor and SSH tunneling tool

The threat environment and processing at the edge

In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss interviews FrontGrade CTO Lorne Graves. They discuss how processing power on spac...

Trump Confirms CIA Director’s Moscow Trip, Calling It ‘Semi-Routine’

The U.S. president expressed hope that the spy chief’s unannounced visit to Russia could help end the war in Ukraine.

15,000 years of solar wind in four hours? A Seattle company gives it a go.

"We're living in this world of scarcity with the Moon."

Pacific Islands Forum 2026: What Lowy’s Pacific team will be watching

The China challenge, climate crisis, Taiwan ties, West Papua – these are the fault lines, but there are opportunities to...

A stress test for Australia’s space ties with India

Fast-growing space ties between Australia and India still lack a shared protocol for when something fails.

Indonesia’s tightening state grip on the economy

Rice fields, kitchens and cooperatives all bear Prabowo’s imprint – but delivery is lagging the ambition.

What Japan can learn from Australia’s cloud sovereignty lead

Engaging US based cloud providers to host Japanese defence data requires security scrutiny, risk scenario planning and d...

Eight petroleum liquids pipeline projects have been completed since the start of 2025

In the 2026 release of our Liquids Pipeline Projects Database, we tracked the completion of 8 liquid fuels pipeline proj...

Army selects 5 companies to build nuclear microreactors on bases, under new $2 billion deal

The service’s plans for 20 on-base microreactors come amid a uranium enrichment shortage.

NileSat’s Net Profit Falls 24.3% in H1 2026 Despite Improved Operating Margins

Nilesat’s first-half 2026 financial results suggest that profitability is becoming increasingly disconnected from revenu...

AI billionaires could drive African aid surge

AI firms’ record-breaking IPOs could generate a pool of philanthropic wealth potentially worth up to $100 billion a year...

Reactor technology selection process progresses in Netherlands

EDF and Westinghouse have been awarded contracts by the Nuclear Energy Organisation of the Netherlands - the state-owned...

How Taiwan Became Singapore’s Largest Trading Partner 

Economic ties are increasingly important, but Singapore cannot, and will not, become a defender of Taiwan's internationa...

Interpol Operation Jackal IV Identifies 263 Cybercrime Suspects

Interpol operation leads to 58 arrests and identifies 263 suspects across 22 countries

Abu Dhabi’s M42 partners with Botswana health ministry, marking Africa entry

The 10-year contract with the government of Botswana includes a national genomics program and will digitize health recor...

Four in Five AI Tools Run with No IT Oversight, New Research Finds

Reco report reveals growing shadow AI problem and surge in vulnerability disclosures

Beyond the Blue Line: Tackling Climate, Peace, and Security Challenges in Abyei

Abyei, a disputed area between Sudan and South Sudan, faces interconnected climate, peace and security challenges that a...

The South China Sea and the Philippines’ Defense Strategies 

Insights from Su Mon and Tomas Buenaventura.

South African platinum miner Northam courts bidders

A takeover of the company would mark a major shake-up in the country’s mining sector.

Telecoms giant MTN seeks banking licenses across Africa

The strategy ramps up competition among Africa’s financial institutions for a growing customer base.

American diplomats return to the Middle East

The US is restaffing diplomatic posts across the Middle East after diplomats were evacuated because of the Iran war, sou...

The Iran War Is Disrupting Trade Connectivity Across Eurasia

Central Asia aims to benefit from Iranian ports and railroads have been disrupted by the ongoing conflict.

JASDF Fighter Jets to Visit India for First Time

Three F-2A fighters will fly to India via Okinawa and Thailand for Veer Guardian 26, with the U.S. Air Force providing s...

Would Wartime Elections Save Democracy or End It?

Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum,...

Average Cyber Insurance Losses Increase Despite Fewer Claims

Chubb reported that growing privacy litigation has contributed to surging cyber claim costs in the US

'NovaCookies' Kit Steals Microsoft 365 Sessions for $320 a Month

The adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) phishing service lowers the barrier to entry for actors to create attacks and steal m...

Rosatom and Egypt discussing more potential units

Egypt's Ministry of Energy and Russia's Rosatom have held talks to review progress on El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant's con...

DR Congo president warns $8.3B funding backlog undermines credibility

Administrative delays and weak project management have been blamed for causing delays in disbursing the funding.

Starlink Narrows the Gap to Under 13,000 as Nigeria’s ISP Market Fragments Further in Q2 2026

Starlink closed the second quarter of 2026 with 98,642 active subscribers in Nigeria, adding 6,651 subscribers since Q4 ...

Beijing looks to cutting-edge technology to revive flagging growth

Several metrics have shown that China’s domestic economy is slowing, potentially to below Beijing’s official growth targ...

Global trade tensions grow with no reprieve in sight

The US is weighing imposing yet more penalties on goods and services from Canada.

Markets eye Nvidia earnings for insight into tech sector

The semiconductor firm faces challenges, ranging from the increased cost of memory chips to customer concentration.

Piero Cipollone: From vision to delivery: building Europe’s tokenised financial market

Exploits and vulnerabilities in Q2 2026

This report covers statistics on vulnerabilities, exploits, and C2 frameworks in Q2 2026. For the first time ever, we ag...

Niger awards Arlit uranium mining permit to state-owned company

Niger's Council of Ministers has awarded a mining permit previously held by Orano to the state-owned company set up earl...

Second EPR site authorised for site preparations

The French government has given EDF the go-ahead to start site preparation work for the second pair of new EPR2 reactors...

Linux Foundation Introduces TRACE Standard for AI Runtime Evidence

This new open standard offers hardware-attested runtime and compliance evidence for AI agents