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Risky Business #822 -- France will ditch American tech over security risks

In this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news. They discuss: La France is tres...

Lots of world leaders are attacking Europe. Why?

Often, Europe-bashing is best explained by domestic politics in America, China and beyond

Inching towards launch

A little over a week ago, SLS/Orion rolled out to the pad for Artemis 2, the first crewed mission beyond Earth orbit in ...

When satellites are hacked: the legal gray zone of non-kinetic space attack

While kinetic attacks, like direct-ascent missiles, on satellites are well understood, less appreciated are non-kinetic ...

How superheavy-lift rockets could transform astronomy by making space telescopes cheaper

New large launch vehicles like Starship and New Glenn open up many new opportunities. Martin Elvis describes how they en...

Kazakhstan's space strategy: can its high-tech assets propel it to Eurasia's new broker?

Kazakhstan is best known in the space community as the home of the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Three experts examine how the co...

ESET Research: Sandworm behind cyberattack on Poland’s power grid in late 2025

The attack involved data-wiping malware that ESET researchers have now analyzed and named DynoWiper

China's first Type 054B frigate reaches operational capability, official media reveals amid warship's first commissioning anniversary

What a US military base lost under Greenland’s ice sheet reveals about the island’s real strategic importance

Listen to Paul Bierman, an expert on Greenland’s ice, talk to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the history of the i...

Risky Business #821 -- Wiz researchers could have owned every AWS customer

In this week’s show, Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, joined by a special guest. BBC...

PLA Navy's Type 055 large destroyer boosts anti-submarine capabilities with confrontational exercise in South China Sea

Liftoff for European launch startups

Isar Aerospace is returning to the launch pad this week to make its second orbital launch attempt. Jeff Foust reports on...

The PSLV-C62 failure marks a setback for India's space ambitions

Earlier this month India suffered a second failure of its PSLV rocket in as many flights. Ajey Lele examines the implica...

The successful development of Russia's counterspace activities in LEO and GEO

Russia has embarked on a a variety of projects to disrupt or destroy foreign satellites. Matthew Mowthorpe and Markos Tr...

S. Korea's ex-president Yoon sentenced to 5 years in prison over obstruction of justice

Shenzhou-20 taikonauts make 1st public appearance after safe return following debris incident, recounts details

Is it time for internet services to adopt identity verification?

Should verified identities become the standard online? Australia’s social media ban for under-16s shows why the question...

Risky Business #820 -- Asian fraud kingpin will face Chinese justice (pew pew!)

Risky Business returns for 2026! Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau talk through the week’s cybersecurity news, including: Sa...

Donald Trump used to be risk-averse. Is that changing?

America’s president suddenly seems like a man in a hurry

Prescriptions for space medicine

For the first time in NASA history, a crewed mission is being cut short because of a medical issue with an astronaut. Je...

Japanese commercial firms as drivers of Japanese space policy

Japan has developed a vibrant commercial space industry in the last several years, with startups pursuing radar imaging ...

Building empires in the sky: Effectuating off-Earth territorial expansion using existing legal frameworks

The Outer Space Treaty makes clear that countries cannot claim territory on the Moon or other celestial bodies. Camisha ...

Safe passage in the stars: The next Bretton Woods

On Earth, control of the seas and thus of trade helped create the current financial system dominated by the US dollar. A...

How the World Got Owned Episode 1: The 1980s

In this special documentary episode, Patrick Gray and Amberleigh Jack take a historical dive into hacking in the 1980s. ...

The War Room newsletter: Inside the mission that snatched Maduro

Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, digs into the details

The Isaacman era begins at NASA

Jared Isaacman became NASA administrator last month, ending a convoluted confirmation process that lasted just over a ye...

Innovative, affordable, and expedited

One of big challenges facing Isaacman is how to speed up a human return to the Moon, or at least keep it from falling fu...

Houston deserves a Space Shuttle, but not like this

A provision in last year's budget reconciliation bill effectively directed the transfer of the Space Shuttle Discovery f...

The Irish Taoiseach's visit to China in 14 years could be a 'touchstone' for China-EU relations: expert

ROK president arrives in Beijing with 200 business delegates, hails full restoration of bilateral ties 'the greatest achievement'

Patriotism tests loom for big business

Economic nationalism makes it harder for multinationals to navigate the world

A half-planet-size gap in global governance is about to get plugged

A new treaty offers hope of curbing the destruction of the oceans

The War Room newsletter: Mega edition—you ask, I answer

Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, answers your questions in the final edition of 2025

This month in security with Tony Anscombe – December 2025 edition

As 2025 draws to a close, Tony looks back at the cybersecurity stories that stood out both in December and across the wh...

China imposes countermeasures against 20 US companies, 10 senior executives in response to US arms sales to Taiwan

The quest to chart the sea

This map reveals what scientists care about—and what armed forces don’t want to share

The Artemis Accords at five

This fall marked five years since eight countries, including the United States, announced that they were signing the new...

State-owned enterprises and commercial space in China

The Chinese space ecosystem now includes many startups that emulate American entrepreneurial space companies. Owen Chban...

Revisiting CVE-2025-50165: A critical flaw in Windows Imaging Component

A comprehensive analysis and assessment of a critical severity vulnerability with low likelihood of mass exploitation

Russia-China ties crucial for global stability: Putin at annual conference