Global Trade Rerouted - And African Ports Under Strain The heightened security risk environment following the Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea in 2023 had seen shipping…

In late 2025, President Trump signed the National Defence Authorization Act for 2026 — the largest military budget in history. This is a breakdown of what it means for the…

Following his trip to Asia in late October, President Trump announced that the United States would assist South Korea in developing nuclear-powered submarines (SSN), they would transfer US propulsion technology…

On the 23rd of January 2026, the National Defense Strategy 2026 (NDS) was published (DoW, 2026a). This is the strategic guiding document of the Department of War (the Pentagon), previously…

On November 28, 2025, Germany approved a €524.54 billion budget for 2026. The new budget allocates €82.69 billion for the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), about 15% of the budget (Deutscher…

On March 25, 2025, the U.S. Intelligence Community released its Annual Threat Assessment (ATA), they identified Western-Hemisphere based Transnational Criminal Organizations (cartels) as a significant threat to U.S. national security…

President Putin signed over 20 bilateral agreements with President Xi covering energy, aerospace, agriculture, and more during his recent visit to China (Zhang, 2025). Notably, they agreed to complete the…

As tensions between the US and Canada come to a head, how will the American leverage over the Canadian oil industry give Washington an edge in the rivalry? The bilateral…

Africa has become a battleground, the great powers– the United States, Russia, and China– are scrambling to secure natural resources, defence cooperation and political influence across the continent. By engaging…