Global Power Pulse

• Enabler targeting threat: China's reported HGV air-to-air payload could strike AWACS, tankers and command aircraft thousands of kilometres away,...

The Mecca pact among Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan creates a NATO-style mutual defense bloc that could reshape security ties across the Middle...

• Russia has struck at least 246 Ukrainian petrol stations since April, using Shahed drones to kill civilians and wreck key roads
• Ukraine's refinery...

The US aims to cripple Iran's economy but avoids direct confrontation with China, its key oil buyer and sanctions evader.

• Core dilemma: Crippling...

• Lithuania replaced its short-range RBS 70 with NASAMS near Vilnius for greater range, speed, and accuracy.
• Deployment follows multiple drone...

The first CIA director visit to Moscow since 2021 immediately triggered speculation over high-stakes messages.

• Mobilization warning: US...

Shared interests and values make a lasting rupture unlikely despite Trump's moves.

• Nearly all NATO members now target 5% GDP defense spending by...

China's military pressure on Taiwan has stayed constant despite the May 2026 Trump-Xi summit and trade deals.

• Summit diplomacy produced no lasting...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine defies economic logic, as even victory would isolate Moscow and weaken its global position. The book traces this to...

Morgan Stanley sees US-China relations shifting firmly toward strategic competition rather than deeper economic ties.

• Track 1.5 talks push "normal...

Amid the decline of Western unipolar hegemony and the rise of multipolarity, China and Russia could crystallize as a new global political fulcrum...

US efforts to deter China now hinge on rapidly scaling precise mass systems like drones over the next two years.

• Pakistan is actively seeking US...

NATO advances Arctic security through parallel technical upgrades and alliance expansion.

• Satnav Defense: Joint tests with Finland validated the...

The war's hybrid nature reveals Western strategy shifting toward European-led pressure on Russia. NATO is refining land-war concepts for Baltic...

US-Israel strikes on Iran have reinforced Moscow's view that Washington seeks regime change, with analysts warning Russia could be next. This has sharpened elite anxieties over direct targeting of leaders and the erosion of diplomatic trust.

Russia signals readiness for extended conflict through capacity, mobilization, and rhetoric:

• Internal capacity: Kremlin can mobilize resources,...

US-China strategic competition plays out across diplomacy, territory, and technology.

• Diplomacy: Xi and Trump met in South Korea, with Taiwan...

Japan is emerging as a security hub by forging direct ties with Asian partners and NATO while questioning long-term US reliability.

• Economic...

Ukraine's repeated strikes on distant Russian refineries are degrading fuel output, prompting Putin to label it a "Pandora's box" and vow hits on...

China's distant-water fishing arm functions as both food source and geopolitical lever.

• Fleet dominance: Roughly 500,000 registered vessels, 57,000...