Wires Brief: UN Peacekeeping numbers plummeting; Iran disputes that US-Iran deal is close
25 May 2026 Iran Ceasefire Much pomp and circumstance has been made by the Trump administration that a US-Iran deal is close. There is a hint that the deal between…
TKMS: Canadian Patrol Submarine Project Bid
22 May 2026 Sponsored Article The closing for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP) is coming to an end. The two main competitors – TKMS and Hanwha Ocean have revised…
Wires Brief: US-Taiwan arms sale on pause due to Iran War; JNIM tightens blockade of Bamako
22 May 2026 Austria An ex-intelligence officer has been found guilty of spying for Russia. Egisto Ott was sentenced to four years in prison, and he still denies the charges.…
Wires Brief: Collins-class submarine upgrade scaled back; Merz proposes “associate EU membership” for Ukraine
21 May 2026 US-Quantum Technology The US Government is awarding $2 billion in grants to nine quantum-computing companies, with half of that going to industry leader IBM. In exchange, the…
Wires Brief: Putin, Xi sign multipolar world declaration; German intelligence warns of increased Iranian activity in Europe after the war
20 May 2026 Russia The Russian military began a three-day major nuclear exercise. The drills will take place between 19-21 May, involve 64,000 military personnel and 7,800 pieces of equipment,…
Wires Brief: RSF commander who executed unarmed civilians released from prison and back to duty; Large-scale Ebola outbreak in DRC
19 May 2026 Iranian Ceasefire President Trump paused the resumption of US military strikes on Iran because of diplomatic pressure from the Gulf States. Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United…
Wires Brief: Iranian parliament reviewing €50 million bounty on President Trump; North Korea using AI to develop malicious software
15 May 2026 Iran Ceasefire The Iranian parliament is reviewing a bill that will place a €50 million bounty on President Donald Trump and will be paid out to any…
Wires Brief: Latvia PM resigns over Ukrainian drone incursion; Possible Pakistani attack on Kabul
14 May 2026 Israel-UAE Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed on Wednesday that he had made a secret trip to the UAE during the conflict with Iran and met with…
Wires Brief: Golden Dome to cost $1.2 trillion; Kim Jong-un says North Korea needs to modernize and expand munitions factories
13 May 2026 Iran Ceasefire The cost of the Iran War has increased to nearly $29 billion. This figure is $4 billion higher than what US Secretary of War Pete…
When AI Fights AI: The New Battlefield No One Is Ready For
12 May 2026 The Russian-Ukrainian War demonstrates how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used on the battlefield. AI has been a buzzword for many industries, including the military. The introduction…
