For most of 2025, China has been buying soybeans from everywhere except the United States. Cargoes that once sailed from Louisiana to Shanghai have been replaced by shipments from Santos and Rosario. When the new U.S. harvest came in this September, the silence continued. Not one new booking. The
Executive Summary: President Donald Trump brushed off Vladimir Putin’s public defiance of newly announced U.S. sanctions, saying the real test will come over several months. The exchange highlights a familiar sanctions struggle: Washington tightens restrictions; Moscow signals resilience; and the outcome hinges on enforcement, evasion, and time. A
The United States is exploring whether some of its Cold War-era plutonium from dismantled warheads could be offered, under tight controls, to nuclear energy companies as reactor fuel. The idea aims to reduce an expensive stockpile and support a growing nuclear power push, but it raises safety, security, and non-proliferation
The United States and Australia signed a new critical minerals agreement while the US president voiced support for the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine program. The moves aim to reduce reliance on China for key materials and bolster deterrence in the Indo-Pacific, with knock-on effects for jobs, supply chains and regional stability.
Executive Summary: A planned meeting in Budapest between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been put on hold after the Kremlin rejected a proposed ceasefire in Ukraine, according to analysis published by the Atlantic Council. The setback underscores how battlefield realities continue to dictate diplomacy and
Executive Summary: Germany is encouraging Canada to join a joint submarine effort aimed at strengthening NATO’s presence in the North Atlantic, a region newly central to alliance planning as Russian undersea activity grows. Canada, which has pledged to replace its aging submarine fleet, is weighing options from several allied
US envoys met Israeli leaders in a bid to stabilize a fragile Gaza truce while Palestinian militants handed over what they said were the remains of a hostage to Israel for identification. The twin developments highlight how ceasefires and prisoner issues remain tightly linked — and how small moves on either
A Russia-based cybercrime group known as Lynk has posted files stolen from Dodd Group, a contractor to the UK Ministry of Defence, including sensitive material related to eight RAF and Royal Navy bases and staff information. The incident underscores a widening trend in which state-aligned or Russia-based criminal actors target
Executive Summary: A Russia-based cybercrime group known as Lynk has posted files stolen from Dodd Group, a contractor to the UK Ministry of Defence, including sensitive material related to eight RAF and Royal Navy bases and staff information. The incident underscores a widening trend in which state-aligned or Russia-based criminal
Executive Summary: US envoys met Israeli leaders in a bid to stabilize a fragile Gaza truce while Palestinian militants handed over what they said were the remains of a hostage to Israel for identification. The twin developments highlight how ceasefires and prisoner issues remain tightly linked — and how small moves
Turkey’s election cycle concluded with a closely watched vote among Turkish Cypriots in the island’s north, where the opposition secured a clear victory over the incumbent leadership. Preliminary figures released by the electoral board showed the challenger ahead by a margin large enough to claim the mandate on
A U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is facing its most serious test since taking effect on October 10, after exchanges of fire and competing accusations of violations along the ceasefire line near Rafah. Israel says militants fired an anti-tank weapon and small arms at its troops operating
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