Wires Brief: Canada joins European defence procurement fund; Chinese & Japanese coast guards face off over disputed islands
2 December 2025 Russia Russia claims to have taken the key city of Pokorvsk. Ukraine denies this, and fighting continues in the city. Of course, this is right before Steve…
Podcast Launch
We have some news. We launched our podcast. The Intro episode is up, and soon Chris and Stewart will sit down to record and upload the first full episode. Please…
Wires Brief: Modi to seek Russian fighter jets and air defence systems; Mali’s fuel blockade improves
1 December 2025 DefenceReport DefenceReport launched its podcast! It can be found at Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music. International Arms Trade The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute found that…
Wires Brief: Trump says land action in Venezuela will be “soon”; Three Chinese workers killed by drone emanating from Afghanistan
28 November 2025 United States President Trump declared that land action against alleged drug trafficking networks will start very soon. Trump stated this during a Thanksgiving call to US service…
Wires Brief: Two US National Guardsmen shot in Washington; Niger sends fuel to Mali
27 November 2025 United States Two National Guardsmen were shot in Washington, DC. The suspect is an Afghan national who worked with the CIA in Afghanistan. War Secretary Pete Hegseth…
Wires Brief: North Korea may have 150 nuclear weapons and up to 400 by 2040; Trump defends Witkoff
26 November 2025 United States President Trump is defending Steve Witkoff after a leak shows that Witkoff was coaching Russia on how to appeal to Donald Trump. Trump is trying…
Wires Brief: France to unveil national service plan; Afghan Taliban accuse Pakistan of bombings
25 November 2025 France Later this week, French President Macron will present a new national service plan to boost army numbers. It is rumoured that the service will be voluntary…
Wires Brief: New US-Ukrainian peace plan in the works; Israel fires generals over 7 October failures without investigation
24 November 2025 Ukraine The latest US draft of the peace plan reflects Ukraine’s key priorities. US and Ukrainian officials met in Geneva to discuss and revise a previous peace…
Wires Brief: US pushes for peace in Ukraine; Pakistan conducts cross-border raids into Afghanistan
21 November 2025 Ukraine President Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine is willing to work with the US on its vision for ending the war. The Trump administration is threatening to cut…
Wires Brief: US peace proposal has many Russian overtones; Ceasefire in Gaza under threat
20 November 2025 Gaza Hamas attacked IDF troops in breach of the ceasefire agreement. Israel then hit targets in Gaza and killed some of Hamas’ commanders. The strikes also killed…
