Wires Brief: US ‘locked & loaded” if Iran turns against protesters; South Korea defence minister down playing troop withdrawal
2 January 2026 Ukraine-Russia Ukraine said Russia launched 200 drones overnight into Ukraine, while Russia accused Ukraine of killing 24 during New Year’s celebrations. The CIA has dismissed Russia’s claims…
Podcast: Video Game Training for Peacekeeping
Professor Walter Dorn from the Royal Military College of Canada and the Canadian Forces College joins Stewart Webb to discuss the latest developments in Dorn’s project of creating a peacekeeping…
Wires Brief: Finnish police seize Russian cargo vessel; UAE withdraws from Yemen
31 December 2025 Finland Finnish police have seized a Saint Vincent-flagged Russian-owned cargo vessel on its way towards Israel suspected of using its anchor to damage upwards of five underwater-submarine…
Wires Brief: Russia accuses Ukraine of drone attack on Putin’s dacha; Saudi Arabia bombs Yemeni port of Mukalla
30 December 2025 Iran Iran saw its largest protests in three years on Monday after its currency fell to a record low against the dollar. One dollar is worth around…
Wires Brief: Chinese military exercise off the Taiwan coast; Trump alludes to a Venezuelan facility being hit
29 December 2025 Ukraine The US is offering Ukraine a 15-year security guarantee as part of the proposed peace plan. Ukrainian President Zelensky said he would prefer a 50-year security…
Wires Brief: Turkey foils New Year’s attacks; US launches Christmas airstrikes on IS-Sahel in Nigeria
26 December 2025 Turkey Before Christmas, a Turkish senior member of ISIS was captured on the Afghan-Pakistan border. Details are fuzzy, but it appears that Mehmet Gören was transferred to…
Wires Brief: Trump announced Trump-class “battleships”; Israeli defence minister says Israel will never fully withdraw from Gaza…then backpedals
United States President Trump announced a new class of American battleship at his residence in Mar-a-lago. The new “battleships” will be 30,000- to 40,000-ton large surface combatants employed to meet…
Wires Brief: Burkina Faso, Mali & Niger create a regional force; Russian general killed by a car bomb in Moscow
22 December 2025 Russia Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov was killed by a car bomb in Moscow, marking the third killing of a senior military official this year. Two Russian Su-30…
Wires Brief: EU fails to thaw Russian assets for Ukraine; Pakistani authorities arrested ISKP spokesman last year
19 December 2025 European Union The EU has once again decided not to do something bold. The EU agreed to a €90 billion loan to Ukraine over the next two…
Wires Brief: European peacekeepers would have military authority to respond to Russian violations in Ukraine; US strikes in Somalia increase exponentially
18 December 2025 Ukraine German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the media that Western peacekeepers in Ukraine would have the authority to move against corresponding Russian violations and attacks. This would…
