Geopolitics & Defense
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How Poland’s air force is responding to Russian drones in the skies
Maj. Gen. Ireneusz Nowak, the operational commander for the Polish Armed Forces, said 80 percent of his service’s attention is focused on the air defense, with the ground and air components of Poland’s integrated air defenses still three to four years away.
Continuing Resolution is ‘biggest challenge’ for Army Pacific Command
“It’s a challenge, again, we have to overcome, but it’s part of the fiscal environment,” Gen. Clark, commander of USARPAC, said. “We have more experience operating under CR than we do with an appropriation.”
How to earn the US Army’s Jungle tab in Panama — and lose 10lbs
Earning the U.S. Army's jungle tab at its newly reinstated course in Panama requires more than slogging through mud.
Estonia weighs buying light jet aircraft to shoot down Russian jet-powered drones
VIENNA — Estonia’s new defense minister said his country should consider buying light jet aircraft to shoot down Russia’s faster, jet-powered attack drones.
CFR 10/13 Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: Faith Based Humanitarian Aid and U.S. Foreign Policy
Margaret Schuler, senior vice president and chief impact officer at World Vision; Bill Steiger, chief executive officer of Malaria No More; and Michelle Strucke, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for global partnerships at the U.S. Department of War, will discuss the shifting landscape of U.S. foreign aid and the role of faith-based organizations. Sam Vigersky, CFR fellow, will moderate the discussion. Speakers Margaret Schuler Senior Vice President and Chief Impact Officer, World Vision Michelle L. Strucke Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Partnerships, United States Department of War William Steiger Chief Executive Officer, Malaria No More Presider Sam Vigersky Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations Subscribe to our channel: https://goo.gl/WCYsH7 This work represents the views and opinions solely of the author. The Council on Foreign Relations is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher, and takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. Visit the CFR website: http://www.cfr.org Follow CFR on X: http://www.twitter.com/cfr_org Follow CFR on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/councilonforeignrelations/
US Army expands drone marketplace to 33 nations
The U.S. Army’s online marketplace for rapid drone acquisition is expanding internationally. Representatives of Canada, Croatia, Egypt, Japan, Kuwait, Morocco, Albania and Panama signed a statement of intent to join the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Marketplace during a ceremony Tuesday at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Retired Gen.
Persona: Ingmar Bergman’s stone-cold classic
Essential reading, viewing, and listening from the EI editors. I first saw Ingmar Bergman’s Persona, his stone-cold classic of 1965, as a teenager, and God knows how many times I have seen it since. It has the greatest opening sequence in cinema: a percussive, rapid-fire montage that can never be wholly accommodated or understood. The film’s story is, however, a simple one (even if its Jungian resonances are deep and complex).
In Warsaw, EU continues push for unity in defense
“It’s very crucial to help Ukraine to defend itself and to defend the whole Europe,” European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubillius.
China Is Stealing Russia’s Fighter Jet Business
China is waging a war on Russia, which most people are not aware of. A war for a share of the combat aircraft market. This video explores both Chinese and Russian fighter jet exports, historical and present day ones. And explains why the situation is changing. 00:00 Intro 01:54 2000s sales and the JF-17 03:48 J-10C maturing & sales 06:29 Russian and Chinese trends 10:28 Taking Russia’s traditional markets 13:30 Conclusion Music by Matija Malatestinic http://www.malatestinic.com Get your Binkov mugs here: https://binkov-wants-you.creator-spring.com/ If you want to watch our videos without ads, if you want quick replies to any questions you might have, if you want early access scripts and videos, monthly release schedules - become our Patron. More here: https://www.patreon.com/Binkov You can also browse for other Binkov merch, like T-Shirts, via the store at our website, https://binkov.com Subscribe to Binkov's channel for more videos! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPdk3JuQGxOCMlZLLt4drhw Follow Binkov's news on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/binkovsbattlegrounds/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommissarBinkov #military #china #plane
Pete Hegseth to discuss autonomous warfare at AUSA Annual 2026 on Oct 14 at 10am EST
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is scheduled to appear at the Association of the United States Army’s 2026 Annual Meeting and Exposition on Wednesday, Oct. 14, for a discussion on the future of autonomous warfare.
We need to make industry crash 100,000 drones next year
The US military needs to find a balance of drone inventory and training consumption that produces the most combat value for its money, writes Col. Dustin Thomas of DCMA.
Watch live: Hegseth speaks on autonomous warfare panel at AUSA Annual 2026
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivers remarks livestreamed from AUSA Annual 2026.
Ukraine races to field faster interceptors as Russia hammers its energy grid
With jets being used in more and more Russian attacks, Ukraine is leveraging fighter jets, AI-aimed gun turrets and scarce missiles for air defense.
Are We Misreading China’s Cyber Attacks?
RUSI's Louise Marie Hurel speaks with Dr Ahana Datta Fasel, author of Full Stack Spies: Cyber Espionage in the Age of US-China Competition, about the evolution of China’s cyber operations and their role in wider statecraft. You can watch the full interview on our website. #ChinaCyber #CyberEspionage #CyberSecurity #ChineseHacking #USChinaCompetition #NationalSecurity #CyberDeterrence
China's Cyber Strategy and Western Deterrence Gaps
What might NATO governments need to do better to respond to China’s approach to cyber espionage? In their most recent research, Dr Louise Marie Hurel and Dr Gareth Mott have argued that in order to respond to Russian and Chinese hybrid threats, NATO member states and allies can no longer view cyber as a siloed activity, confined to cyber-specific departments. What is needed is a whole-of-government approach that can impose costs on adversaries not through the creation of new institutions or tools but by better using existing ones in a more integrated fashion. In this video commentary, Dr Louise Marie Hurel and Dr Ahana Datta Fasel discuss how China has used cyber as a testing ground for escalation, Western misperceptions which regarded these operations as isolated incidents rather than coordinated statecraft, and the critical need to develop effective deterrence strategies. 'Full Stack Spies: Cyber Espionage in the Age of US-China Competition' by Dr Ahana Datta Fasel examines the dynamic, interdependent relationships that hackers, cyber defenders, tech giants and nation-states forge, leverage and exploit to amass cyber power against a wide range of targets in geopolitics, global trade and finance, the armed forces, and critical infrastructure. Dr Ahana Datta Fasel advises governments and companies globally on geopolitical, technological, and systemic risk. Previously, she was the Financial Times’ cyber chief, and held senior cyber roles in the UK government, serving in the Ministry of Justice, Cabinet Office, and the National Cyber Security Centre. She is a strategic advisor on national security and defence to UK Research and Innovation, and a trustee of Privacy International. #cyberstrategy #cybersecurity #resilience #research #cyber
What dismounted soldiers need to survive a battlefield with drones and sensors
Discover Twenty-Six Defense’s advanced military technologies, including night vision, avionics, precision weapons, sensing systems, and mission-critical defense solutions for U.S. warfighters.
Sikorsky Aiming For Black Hawk ‘Nose Jobs’ To Be Available Within The Next Year
A larger swappable nose creates opportunities to rapidly inject new capabilities and flexibility into old and new H-60 helicopters.
Didn’t get picked for IFPC interceptor competition? Army says come demo anyway
The service will continue working with the Lockheed Martin and Boeing-Anduril teams but also hosting “shoot-off opportunity” for additional vendors, explained Lt. Gen. Frank Lozano.
The Marxist Who Foresaw the AI Bubble
Like the 2020s, the “Roaring Twenties” of a century ago witnessed a technological revolution: The rise of the automobile, widespread electrification, and mass production had all transformed everyday life. In his speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination in 1928, Herbert Hoover declared that America was closer than any society in history to the “final triumph over poverty.” But trouble was brewing.
How can governments control AI? | Canada's AI Minister
The ‘too big to fail' financial crisis of 2008 is giving way to the AI challenge of ‘too big to curtail', Canadian minister Evan Solomon told Chatham House. Solomon, Canada's Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, was talking at an event about the challenges facing governments who want to retain oversight of increasingly powerful AI companies. He is Canada's Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation. Speaking at Chatham House on 13 October 2026, Solomon argued that democratic governments must retain sovereign control over artificial intelligence governance, rather than leaving oversight solely to technology companies. From an event titled 'Sovereignty is not solitude: Canada's strategy for democratic technology leadership'. Watch the full discussion here: https://youtube.com/live/wQn2ov6JtP0 #ArtificialIntelligence #AIgovernance #AIpolicy #TechPolicy #DigitalInnovation #Canada #AIsafety #ChathamHouse
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