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Japan’s defence budget isn’t really 2 percent of GDP. It’s not even close

Japan says it has nearly reached its defence spending target. But it has done so only by measuring today’s defence budge...

Australia’s climate finance test at COP31: the need for new pledges and honest accounting

As Australia prepares to preside over COP31, new Oxfam analysis shows developed countries' climate finance is vastly ove...

Israel's Lobby: More powerful and more unpopular than ever

The pro-Israel lobby is dominating American headlines during the current election because of its outsized role in compet...

An economic shock is coming. Boosting women’s economic opportunity may be the key to overcoming it.

With over a billion young people set to enter the global workforce in the next decade, policymakers must prioritize educ...

New Guidance Helps Businesses Verify Quantum-Safe Hardware Claims

TCG has released new guidance to help proving that trusted platform modules genuinely meet essential quantum-safe requir...

NIST Warns of Unique Security Risks in Multi-Cloud Environments

NIST has set out 23 novel challenges that arise in multi-cloud environments and has encouraged the cyber community to fi...

Atomic Eagle reaches agreement on Niger uranium project

Atomic Eagle Limited has reached an agreement with the Republic of Niger to re-establish its interest in the Madaouela U...

Tricky 'SynkLoader' Multitool May Herald Ransomware

An advanced, multilingual malware family brings back a trick from yesteryear — screen hijacking — for effective password...

Fake Codex Download Uses Google Sites to Deliver macOS Malware

Fake Codex pages used Google Sites, sponsored search and ClickFix to target Mac users

'New realities' for Kazatomprom as demand accelerates

The era of "cheap" uranium is fading away, Kazatomprom's CEO told investors in a half-year financial results call that a...

ToxicPanda Banking Trojan Matures Into Enterprise Threat

The latest version of the Android malware has new features that expand its global reach and put more than users' financi...

ESA to Adapt Ariane 6 for Nuclear-Powered Argonaut Missions

The European Space Agency expects to make specific safety adaptations to the Ariane 6 rocket for future launches of its ...

Stablecoin regulation has outpaced global coordination. The G20 can help.

Three challenges stand out: recognizing issuers across borders, agreeing on common rules for stablecoin use, and making ...

RCEP’s next test is whether it can keep investment in Asia

Asian trade has stabilised, but most of the region’s own capital is still flowing elsewhere.

North Korea’s ever-expanding sanctions evasion toolkit

Pyongyang is filling its coffers through IT worker scams, crypto theft, shipping fraud and sending workers overseas.

Can Indonesia protect gig workers while allowing innovation to thrive?

Finding the right balance for ride-hailing platforms should be seen as securing a private safety net.

Australia’s Pacific energy pledges need a new approach

Canberra’s goals for PNG and Pacific electrification are falling short – local shopkeeper-retailers could close the gap.

The Fuel for the Next Generation of Cislunar Exploration? Technology and Talent.

After NASA astronauts landed on the moon in 1969, their achievement bore decades’ worth of fruit, including scientific d...

The Vulnerability Gap: Why Discovery Is Outrunning Repair

The combination of AI both discovering more vulnerabilities at a faster pace and the tightening regulatory environment i...

Dangote refinery drives increase in petroleum shipments from Nigeria

Seaborne petroleum product exports from Nigeria have grown seven-fold since 2023, playing an increasing role in the inte...

Command and Politics in the War Between Moscow and Kyiv

Our intrepid team covers a lot of ground in this episode: the increasing fluidity of the battlefield, drones and air def...

Doubloon Dredger Abuses Notion to Harvest Authentication Tokens

Doubloon Dredger abused Notion and malicious PDFs to harvest Microsoft authentication tokens

Three wires, three zeros: Three failed space-tech investments and the warning signs I paid to ignore

Millions of dollars flow into space startups with the hope those companies will some day be worth billions. Florian Gutz...

The smoldering dead end: a history of solid rocket motors and their economic scaling limits

Launch vehicles have used solid rocket motors for decades, although many new vehicles eschew them. Michael Puckett discu...

Capability before prestige: A realistic astronomy and space-science strategy for Bangladesh

While space science programs are usually associated with major space powers, there are roles for emerging players as wel...

Reactors installed on nuclear-powered icebreaker <i>Leningrad</i>

The two RITM-200 nuclear reactors have been installed on the nuclear-powered icebreaker Leningrad, which is under constr...

Hungary plans new climate law, as Paks ramps up

Prime Minister Péter Magyar says that emergency works to secure the necessary water supply for Hungary’s Paks nuclear po...

Four scenarios for a looming global food crisis

In this debut edition of Fast Foresight, we explore how the future could unfold into 2027, driven by the Strait of Hormu...

Expert roundup: Can Trump’s outreach bring Kim Jong Un back to the table?

President Donald Trump’s overtures to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have revived talk of diplomacy after years of impa...

Wake-Up Call for CNI After Iranian Attack Shuts Down UK Power Plant

Experts argue Iranian cyber-attack on UK power plant lays bare frailty of critical national infrastructure

Hyping Nuclear Threats Is Counterproductive

Hyping threats of nuclear proliferation to justify war undermines legitimate counter-proliferation policies and paradoxi...

Researchers Uncover Thousands of Leaked AWS Keys

Truffle Security says it found over 9000 publicly accessible and active AWS key pairs

Betting on Autonomous Aircraft

This exclusive Cogs of War interview is with Brandon Tseng, the co-founder and president of Shield AI and a former Navy ...

Kim Yo Jong’s latest tirade keeps South Korea out of its strategy for Trump

In the days leading up to the end of the United States and South Korea’s shortened large-scale military exercise on Frid...

The Risks of Downplaying China’s Military

China has spent years modifying civilian ferries to launch amphibious armored vehicles, developing specialized equipment...

Piero Cipollone: Interview with ilsussidiario.net

Despite delays, China could gain ground in the space race

China has abruptly postponed its planned Chang’e-7 lunar launch, which was scheduled to take place today. While the new ...

US can huff & puff, but without a political fix Iran won't come down

The latest U.S. strategy in the Middle East is defined as one of “maximum pressure,” combining military containment and ...

The End of Thailand’s Long Stalemate?

Conservatives finally won and took over the state.

Belarusian foreign chief vacations in North Korea, works out visa-free deal

Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov spent his summer vacation in North Korea, where he finalized details of a de...