Is Russia looking to put nukes in space?
Feb 20, 2024 11:13 am UTC| Insights & Views
Fresh U.S. intelligence circulating in Congress reportedly indicates that Russia is developing an anti-satellite weapon in space with a nuclear component. News reports speculating about what the weapon could be abounded...
Feb 20, 2024 11:06 am UTC| Insights & Views
In a week where national security has taken centre stage in Washington, the White House confirmed on Thursday that it had evidence that Russia was developing a space-based nuclear anti satellite weapon. John Kirby, the...
Ukraine recap: prospect of renewed US funding a boost for beleaguered Zelensky
Feb 16, 2024 07:06 am UTC| Insights & Views
Its appropriate, a fortnight out from the second anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion, to look back and see what the mood was this time last year as we marked the end of the first year of all-out war in Ukraine....
Feb 16, 2024 07:05 am UTC| Insights & Views
Australias research institutions are targets for nefarious actors, from China and elsewhere. The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has publicly tabled an awareness of various attempts to compromise the...
Another Middle East war would be disastrous for Britain
Feb 15, 2024 06:07 am UTC| Insights & Views
Since the beginning of the year the Royal navy and Air Force have joined the US military in launching a series of strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen. The strikes have been in retaliation for Houthi attacks on shipping ...
Feb 08, 2024 12:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The Biden administration has frozen pending decisions on permit applications to export liquefied natural gas, or LNG, to countries other than U.S. free trade partners. During this pause, which will last for up to 15...
With airstrikes on Houthi rebels, are the US and UK playing fast and loose with international law?
Feb 08, 2024 12:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The US and UK have over the past few weeks carried out a number of joint military strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. The strikes have been in response to attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels on both commercial and...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects