[New] Strand Consult anticipated China's shift toward greater aggression, now evident in military drills in the Taiwan Strait, intimidation across the East and South China Seas, the harassment of Philippine fishermen, and increasingly dangerous gray-zone encounters with US and allied aircraft.
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[New] Strategic autonomy, based on military, diplomatic and industrial capabilities, will be more vital than ever in 2026 if Europe wants to regain its place at the negotiating table.
World Geostrategic Insights
[New] The EU's 800 billion-euro defence plan aims for full readiness by 2030, but Europe meets only 50% of NATO capability targets and faces bottlenecks in military mobility, skilled workers and Chinese material dependence.
Courthouse News Service
[New] Drone Collision Risk: NATO reports increasing military UAV activity near commercial airways in Eastern Europe.
Safe Fly Aviation
[New] The Israeli Defence Forces is standing up a new AI Division that will consolidate existing disparate AI operations under a single military command while also serving as a living bridge to AI experts in industry via a new reserve unit called AIDF.
Techstrong.ai
[New] President Trump has threatened military action against Colombia, Cuba, Greenland, Iran and Mexico, following the U.S. attack on Venezuela.
Havana Times
[New] After months of rising tensions, a build-up of US warships in the Caribbean and escalating threats of military action, America has struck Venezuela.
SKY
[New] The Asia Pacific region is forecast to witness the fastest growth, thanks to rising military modernization in China, India and other mountainous-border nations, alongside increased asymmetric warfare concerns.
ReAnIn
[New] If Republicans retain control, they will have greater freedom to pursue more assertive foreign policies, potentially including military strikes against Venezuela or other adversaries.
Foreign Affairs Forum
As the humanitarian crisis intensifies, global military spending continues to soar, projected to more than double - from $2.7 trillion in 2024 to an astonishing $6.6 trillion by 2035 - if current trends persist.
United Nations
Israel will presumably make dismantling Hamas's military infrastructure and demilitarizing Gaza a prerequisite for reconstruction, while other actors will emphasize the importance of a clear political horizon to build public trust and foster disengagement.
The Washington Institute
A third is escalation, financial, legal, or military, into territory that carries systemic risk far beyond Ukraine.
Telegraph Online
With Taiwan's ruling pro-independence party likely weakened after local election setbacks in early 2026, Beijing could achieve significant gains without military escalation.
The Parliament Magazine
Europe's hopes of a return to growth in 2026 now depend on Germany's €1 tn debt funded spending drive on infrastructure and defence - a douse of military Keynesianism.
Counterfire
Last updated: 11 January 2026
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