Anthony Albanese has hit back after China ramped up its attack on AUKUS and accused the countries involved in the trilateral security agreement of stirring up an arms race. The…
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UK to Spend Extra £5bn on Military to Counter Intensifying Threats From China and Russia
by Lucas Hayesby Lucas HayesThe revised defence, security and foreign policy review will describe the Chinese Communist Party as an “epoch-defining challenge”. But the top priority will be to tackle the “fundamental risk” to…
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With the “zero hour” approaching, Russia is mobilizing its forces in eastern Ukraine
A British intelligence update said on Tuesday that the Russian military likely attempted to resume major offensive operations in Ukraine in early January, with the aim of capturing Ukrainian-held parts…
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New Zealand is not seeking a military alliance between Australia, the UK and the US
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansNew Zealand’s non-participation policy in the AUKUS alliance (tripartite military partnership of Australia, the UK and the US) has not changed since the change of government and the coming to…
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The Narcostate
by Flynn Owenby Flynn OwenIt’s perhaps not surprising that Tajikistan, which shares a poorly guarded, 750-mile border with opium-rich Afghanistan, has become a major global drug-trafficking hub—in fact, more than 80 percent of Afghanistan’s heroin…
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Joint Statement – The Tallinn Pledge
A joint statement by the defence ministers of Estonia, the United Kingdom, Poland, Latvia and Lithuania; and the representatives of Denmark, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and Slovakia. We the…
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UK defence chiefs seek funding increase to confront rising threats
In early December, Britain’s defence minister Ben Wallace and the head of the armed forces Admiral Sir Tony Radakin went to see Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at 10 Downing Street…
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Explosions rock Ukraine’s Kyiv in early hours of New Year’s Day
Numerous explosions have rocked the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, minutes after midnight on New Year’s Day. The attacks on Kyiv on Sunday followed a barrage of at least 20 cruise missiles fired at…