Situation Report
A weekly digest of national security, defense, and cybersecurity news from Foreign Policy reporters Jack Detsch and Robbie Gramer, formerly Security Brief. Delivered Thursday.
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U.S. Military Courts New Partners in Africa After Major Setbacks
Top military chief visits Africa to reassess U.S. presence.
NATO Hits Peak 2 Percent
Seventy percent of the alliance has now reached NATO’s defense spending target.
Russia Ramps Up Sabotage Operations in Europe
Western officials struggle to respond to a new wave of “hybrid warfare.”
Tensions Flare Between North and South Korea
It started with dung-filled balloons and spiraled from there.
The Geopolitics of New Arctic Shipping Lanes
Turmoil in the Middle East makes the Northern route more attractive, if still treacherous.
Israel and Hezbollah Inch Closer to War
Skirmishes in Israel’s north heighten risk of a new front in the war.
Chinese Companies Keep Buying U.S. Land Near Military Bases
National security experts warn that some of those purchases are too close for comfort.
Biden Draws a Red(Ish) Line on Israel
The U.S. president pauses some military aid as tensions with Israel mount.
Top House Democrat ‘Deeply Worried’ About Israel’s War Strategy in Gaza
Israel is losing the support of Democrats over how it’s prosecuting the war, lawmaker warns.
Congress Helps Steer Taiwan Toward the ‘Porcupine Strategy’
The national security bill gives Biden more leverage to tell Taiwan what weapons to buy.
Israel’s Military Risks Being Overstretched
It’s been at war for six months—and now faces another front with Iran.
North Korea Is Ghosting the Biden Administration
Experts say it’s a question of when, not if, Pyongyang will carry out its seventh nuclear weapons test.
NATO Tries to Trump-Proof Ukraine Aid
NATO wants to help Ukraine for the long term. But Kyiv needs help now.
Biden-Netanyahu Tensions Roil U.S.-Israel Ties
American abstention on a U.N. vote this week caused a major public spat between the two partners.
Russia’s Black Sea Naval Ambitions
Ukraine has busted up most of the Black Sea Fleet. Russia is plotting a comeback.
