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Redundancy, Resiliency, Repair

Erin L. Murphy | 2025.11.21

As digital dependency grows worldwide, the U.S., its partners, and the private sector must ensure a resilient global subsea cable system. This report provides a roadmap to overcome vulnerabilities and regulatory challenges in the sector.

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Strategic Trends 2025

Nicholas Adamopoulos, et al. | 2025.11.18

In a world where old nuclear guardrails are eroding and new rivalries are converging, Strategic Trends 2025 charts how the United States and its allies must navigate a disorderly, multi-adversary nuclear landscape and rethink deterrence for an unpredictable era.

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Iskander Testing Ukraine

Sam Cranny-Evans and Sidharth Kaushal | 2025.11.18

Russia has reportedly modified its Iskander 9M723 ballistic missiles making them harder to intercept. The causes are unclear, but the impact on Ukraine is not.

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Drones Decoupling

Robert Tollast | 2025.11.18

Critical vulnerabilities in multirotor uncrewed aerial system (MUAS) supply chains, particularly the West’s reliance on Chinese-origin components and materials, present risks in future conflicts.

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Seven Insights Of Ukraine War

Mick Ryan | 2025.11.17

As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, new insights reveal how drones, long-range strikes, and rapid tactical adaptation reshape the battlefield and what it means for the conflict’s next phase.

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JP’s Stance On TW’s Security

Philip Shetler-Jones | 2025.11.17

Far from making a “reckless” commitment likely to escalate tension, by checking Beijing’s hubristic tendencies, Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may have done us all a favour.

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Huawei’s “Spare Tyre 2.0”

Masashi Umehara | 2025.11.14

How mini-lateral export control frameworks among key technology-supplying nations can put a slow puncture into Huawei’s “Spare Tyre” of entities created to counter US sanctions.

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US-Japan Bilateral Stability

Daisuke Kawai | 2025.11.13

In a visit that consolidated bilateral stability between the US and Japan, economic matters held more focus than issues of defence for President Trump.

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European Defence Cloud

Joseph Jarnecki | 2025.11.13

Cloud computing has become a fundamental capability for European national security and defence. Governments increasingly depend on cloud services to strengthen national resilience, modernise legacy systems and provide advanced technological capabilities such as AI.

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China’s Rare-Earths Curbs

Nero Huang | 2025.11.13

At the Xi-Trump meeting, China paused rare-earths curbs for a year and pledged to refine detailed plans, offering a cautious sip of a bitter cup ahead.

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