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The IISS News is bringing its military, nuclear and regional expertise together to analyse the Israel-Iran war. Join our webinar on Thursday!

What’s it like to be a Young Leader at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue? Some of the brightest young strategists from Southeast Asia and beyond share their experiences of the 2025 #SLDYoungLeaders' Programme #SLD25 | Find out more: go.iiss.org/SDYLP25

While Iran still has untapped shorter-range capabilities it could deploy in its immediate neighbourhood, its depleted medium-range missile arsenal and weakened regional allies leave it with limited options for retaliation against Israel. Find out more from Fabian Hinz.

“Given Indonesia is the biggest country in south-east Asia, it’s a significant political standing for Russia to show that it is not isolated.” ft.com/content/36b851…

Here is the irony: The Iran-Russia-China 'axis' has proven to be strategically shallow and politically ineffective. At the same time, these states' narrative and strategic comms toward much of the world have just received a massive boost, while the Western countries have little

The United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group, led by the Royal Navy flagship HMS Prince of Wales, is in Singapore as part of Operation Highmast, their multinational deployment in the Indo-Pacific region, reaffirming the UK's longstanding support for the Five Power Defence Arrangement.

As aircraft become more sophisticated and incorporate more low-observable technologies, and sensors and electronics become more advanced, the amount of critical raw materials in aircraft components will likely increase. This is already true for the aircraft often described as the

"Indonesia... may be sleepwalking into closer alignment with China—not as a result of conscious, coherent, and grand strategic choice but because the accumulation of its choices..." foreignaffairs.com/china/southeas…

To modernise its armed forces, the Philippines is advancing its ‘Re-Horizon 3’ programme with a USD35 billion budget. With funding issues and vague legislation, can the country meet these defence ambitions? Read Haena Jo’s latest #MilitaryBalance analysis:

“… it is also unknown whether 37 planned programmes from the original Horizon 3 in addition to 17 unfinished Horizon 1 projects and 78 unfulfilled Horizon 2 projects will also carry over to the re-structured Re-Horizon 3.” iiss.org/online-analysi…

The latest #ChartingCyberspace maps 51 identified actors within Russia’s extensive ecosystem of state and non-state entities that employ technical and psychological measures to influence and shape the global information environment. Read the latest #ChartingCyberspace Online

It was wonderful to join the enriching discussion and to visit and walk around HMS Prince of Wales last week! Thanks for organising and moderating the talk too William D. James !!

“If there is some artificial benchmark in terms of the growth in defence spending, it will be on Singapore's own terms, not the US.” channelnewsasia.com/asia/defence-s…

With the GSIS Accelerator – powered by Speer Group, the Global Security and Innovation Summit (GSIS) is launching a new innovation format designed to address Europe’s strategic security needs with up to 5 million Euros. The programme is looking for start-ups with high-impact

Recent data on proven reserves of critical raw materials – with a focus on those listed as ‘defence-critical’ by NATO – illustrates two challenges. ➡ Read the GSIS Executive Briefing: go.iiss.org/4eq8sDo 🌐 Join industry leaders, policymakers and security experts at the

Driven by its desire to rebuild the economy and gain international support, the new Syrian government is cultivating a new and diverse set of partnerships by offering investment opportunities in infrastructure projects to international and regional actors. Find out more.

Nuclear strategy is about providing a deterrent effect sufficient to avoid the most dire scenarios, which Europe can achieve without major changes to declaratory policy or force structures | Lawrence Freedman on Europe’s existing nuclear deterrent. FREE TO READ. go.iiss.org/4kro1My

China yesterday announced that it had unilaterally activated the W121 connecting path, which begins in Dongshan to Flight M503 route. Our IISS News Charting China graphic in January showed the effect of China opening W122/123 routes as part of its lawfare strategy against Taiwan.

“Why did these sanctions prove so much more effective than prior efforts? Partly because Beijing has been improving its toolkit, building a legal regime to cut strategic exports and improve knowledge of trade partners’ pain points.” ft.com/content/77eabb…

There is a broad recognition that nations, institutions and private actors need to work together more closely to better mitigate the threats to orbital infrastructure, be these accidental or deliberate. Find out more and read the IISS report: ➡ go.iiss.org/4lfRnPa