Hong Kong Civil Unrest 2026: Small Protests Meet Sedition Arrests
Hong Kong saw no mass protests in 2026, but small acts of dissent drew sedition arrests and long sentences, while the US and UK criticized the city.
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China · Geopolitics · Warfare
Beijing Military City: China’s Command Complex 10 Times the Pentagon
U.S. officials say China is building a 1,500-acre command complex southwest of Beijing, ten times the Pentagon’s size. Beijing has not confirmed it.
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GPS IIIF: Space Force Pays $95M for Skipped Satellite Buy
The Space Force paid Lockheed Martin $95 million to settle costs from its paused GPS IIIF satellite purchase, money that buys no new hardware.
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Space War Weekly Roundup: China Satellites, Orbit Jammers, Starlink
Our first space war weekly roundup: the DIA’s China warning, orbital jammers, the Starlink probe refusal, a Stoke Space loan and Vulcan’s return.
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Information War Weekly Roundup: Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, Binance
Our information war weekly roundup: Russian fakes aimed at three elections, Iran’s unproven claims, fake local news videos and the Binance theft.
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Trade War Weekly Roundup: Canada Talks, Ship Fees, China Lab Ban
Our trade war weekly roundup: US-Canada tariff talks, a pause on China ship fees, the FCC lab ban, robot import talks and the G20 in Atlanta.
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Americas Weekly Roundup: Bolsonaro Flight, Cuba Vote, Venezuela
Our Americas weekly roundup: Lula’s win and Flávio Bolsonaro’s flight to Miami, Cuba’s UN vote and blackouts, Venezuela talks and the ELN.
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Africa Weekly Roundup: Sudan Grid War, Ethiopia, Congo and Ebola
Our Africa weekly roundup: Sudan’s war on the power grid, famine warnings, Ethiopia, Congo and Rwanda, Ebola and a UN veto on Western Sahara.
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China · Geopolitics · Japan · Taiwan · Warfare
Indo-Pacific Weekly Roundup: North Korea Tests, Quad, Taiwan Patrols
Our Indo-Pacific weekly roundup: North Korean weapons tests and sanctions, Hegseth in Manila, Quad and trilateral talks, and Taiwan patrols.
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Geopolitics · Russia · Ukraine · United States · Warfare
Ukraine War Weekly Roundup: Oleshky Truce, UN Probe, Patriot Gap
Our Ukraine war weekly roundup: the Oleshky ceasefire, a UN finding on energy strikes, Poland’s Patriot repair hub and long-range strikes.
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