Wires Brief: Hegseth in hotter water today; EU to halt Russian gas imports by 2027
4 December 2025 Ukraine-US A Ukrainian delegation will meet with US officials in Florida after Witkoff and Kushner’s trip to Moscow. Putin is still making his territorial demands. It is…
Wires Brief: ISIS violence forces 100,000 to flee in Mozambique; Putin declares Russia is ready for war if Europe wants it
3 December 2025 Australia The Australian Defence Ministry has been stripped of its responsibility for delivering major procurement projects, and that will be handed to a new independent agency. The…
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…
