The South China Sea is a hotly contested area of geopolitical significance. For years, ASEAN and China have been slowly forging a path towards a peaceful resolution, but various issues continue to handicap the process.

Taiwan’s geography and base limitations make its air force vulnerable to sustained missile attacks despite underground shelters —more than just diversion tactics needed. War games show rapid air losses. Ukraine dispersed aircraft across small civilian airfields.

In May 1945, American soldiers and Wehrmacht (united German armed forces) troops became unlikely allies in a battle against the SS, in what could be considered the strangest fight of World War II.

There has been a well-intentioned shift toward empathetic leadership and psychological safety. The article suggests that this cultural shift didn’t cause the problem of ‘softness’ in military leadership, but it may have hardened it.

A Tasmanian shipbuilder has launched a 40 megawatt-hour, fully electric ferry—demonstrating that large-scale, low-emission marine transport is not only viable, but already underway. It carries 2,100 passengers and 225 vehicles powered by electric water jets.

Rising drone losses costing more than US $200 mil highlight the growing risks and costs of sustained operations in contested environments—where defensive capabilities are quickly adapting to ongoing threats. Causes are still under investigation

The PM retained power after political defections, but ongoing instability could challenge regional planning ahead of a major international summit. Opposition movement led by former PM Sogavare who switched Government recognition from Taiwan to China.

The planes will be cannibalized for parts that Ukraine can use to keep their European-donated F-16s flying. However, the US stressed the American F-16s have been gutted of key parts and couldn’t be used operationally.

This comprehensive publication outlines how Australia’s foreign policy focuses on protecting national interests through strong regional partnerships, inclusive values and international rules—vital in a world marked by uncertainty, strategic shifts and disruption.

Fresh violence between India and Pakistan highlights long-standing tensions over Kashmir—fuelled by unresolved historical disputes, shifting control, and ongoing regional instability. In the 1947 partition, Kashmir’s ruler chose to join India without a public vote.