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BYOB: Buy Your Own Barrels [Of Petrol] – The Energy Crisis, OPEC and OPEC+
War in Ukraine

This Week in the Russia-Ukraine War (October 17)

October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 - by Forecast International

A snapshot of recent news from sources around the world on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Political Developments The UK launched its most extensive set of sanctions yet, introducing 90 new …

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Army Aviation at AUSA: Three Leading Stories
Featured / US Defense

Army Aviation at AUSA: Three Leading Stories

October 16, 2025October 16, 2025 - by Jon Hemler

With activity at this year’s Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) exposition in Washington swirling around C-UAS, Air Launched Effects, and unmanned ground vehicles, the show also delivered on several …

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Germany Finalizes Order for 20 New Eurofighters
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Germany Finalizes Order for 20 New Eurofighters

October 16, 2025 - by Douglas Royce

Germany has signed a new contract with Airbus for the delivery of 20 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, further reinforcing its long-term commitment to the platform. The aircraft will be assembled at …

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E.U. Eyes Frozen Russian Funds for Ukraine
Europe / Geopolitics / War in Ukraine

E.U. Eyes Frozen Russian Funds for Ukraine

October 15, 2025 - by Derek Bisaccio

Soon after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, the U.S. and E.U. moved to freeze Russia’s access to its central bank reserves held in their financial systems, …

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Where Is Artificial Intelligence in Defense Heading?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Featured / US Defense

Where Is Artificial Intelligence in Defense Heading?

October 15, 2025October 9, 2025 - by Vincent Carchidi

(This is the second of a two-part series on AI in defense. You can find the first part here.) Introduction A white paper recently published by the Computing Community Consortium …

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This Week in the Russia-Ukraine War (May 2)
Geopolitics / Market Insights with Dan Darling

Washington Goes Shopping: Investing Its Way Out of the Rare Earth Crisis

October 14, 2025October 8, 2025 - by Daniel Darling

The U.S. remains locked in a strategic race to secure and diversify its Rare Earth Element (REE) supply chain, a critical national security vulnerability exposed by global dependencies. These 17 …

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a soldier operates a small quadcopter drone carrying an explosive
War in Ukraine

This Week in the Russia-Ukraine War (October 10)

October 10, 2025October 10, 2025 - by Forecast International

A snapshot of recent news from sources around the world on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Political Developments Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov declared that the progress made following the …

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Talk of ‘Drone Walls’ and More Counter-UAS Updates from September
Counter UAS / US Defense

Talk of ‘Drone Walls’ and More Counter-UAS Updates from September

October 9, 2025October 8, 2025 - by Andrew Dardine

As much as any recent month, C-UAS activity for September illustrated the truly global nature of the effort, with multiple countries advancing unique solutions. The month was also notable for …

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Understanding the Government Shutdown’s Impact on the Pentagon
Featured / Market Insights with Dan Darling / US Defense

Understanding the Government Shutdown’s Impact on the Pentagon

October 7, 2025October 6, 2025 - by Shaun McDougall

This week on Market Insights we take a look at the impact of the government shutdown on the Pentagon through the lens of our North American market analyst and DoD …

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This Week in the Russia-Ukraine War (February 7)
War in Ukraine

This Week in the Russia-Ukraine War (October 3)

October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 - by Forecast International

A snapshot of recent news from sources around the world on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Political Developments European governments continue to move closer towards seizing frozen Russian government securities, held …

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