Foreign online influence campaigns have become an increasing concern for the US national security community. Beyond foreign government funded media outlets like RT, Sputnik, CGTN and Xinhua, foreign influence campaigns… Continue reading "DARPA Selects Researchers for Online Geopolitical Campaign Tracking Project"
France could become Australia’s closest defense partner after the United States if recently discussed proposals go through. Australian media has reported that negotiations have begun on upgrading the Status of… Continue reading "Australia Expands Defense Cooperation with International Partners Following Series of Talks and Agreements"
Guinea’s military seized power in a coup on Sunday, announcing that it had detained President Alpha Conde. Following the ousting of the President, the self-styled National Committee for Reunification and… Continue reading "Guinea Special Forces Commander Seizes Power In Military Coup"
The leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, Ahmad Massoud, has made a speech calling for a national uprising against Taliban rule in Afghanistan. The speech follows Taliban claims… Continue reading "Panjshir Resistance Leader Calls For “National Uprising”"
Welcome to another Weekend Briefing, where we round-up the week’s most important defense news and some of the stories that may have flown under the radar. This week at Overt… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (23-27 August)"
The past two weeks have seen numerous Afghan evacuation missions launched numerous countries, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense has now announced that parts of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK… Continue reading "Turkey Announces that Evacuation of Turkish Soldiers From Afghanistan Has Begun"
United States President Joe Biden has stated that he will be sticking to the self-imposed August 31 deadline for the evacuation of American citizens from Afghanistan, despite pleas from other… Continue reading "Despite G7 Resistance, Biden Sticks To August 31 Evacuation Deadline"
The European Union’s foreign policy head, Josep Borrell, says that he plans to propose the formation of a 50,000-strong EU expeditionary force, tasked with providing an independent European response in… Continue reading "EU Foreign Policy Head To Propose Formation Of European Expeditionary Force"
Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service accused Belarusian border guards of illegally crossing the border between Lithuania and Belarus on Tuesday, during an attempt to drive a group of 35 Iraqi… Continue reading "Lithuania Accuses Belarus Border Guards Of Illegal Border Crossing"
Littoral Combat Ship USS Charleston arrived in Manila on 16 August, becoming the first United States warship to conduct a port call in the Philippines since 2019, according to the… Continue reading "USS Charleston Visits The Philippines"