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Geopolitical constraints will limit U.S. attempts to influence norms governing activity in space through the budding Artemis Accords.

Ukraine seeks to maintain its momentum in the south amid Russian evacuations.

Russia's suspected sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines will sever the country's energy trade with Europe this winter.

Russia's attempts to annex occupied areas of Ukraine will go unrecognized by most of the international community.

Supporters and critics of experimental "proof-of-stake" blockchain validation methods take their marks as ethereum launches "the Merge."

The recent flare-up in tensions between Kosovo and Serbia does not suggest that Kosovo or the wider Western Balkans region is in imminent danger of collapsing into widespread violence, but such ethnic grievances will continue to destabilize the area.

China is using its live-fire drills over Taiwan to threaten an unofficial blockade on the region's ports if the United States, Japan and Taiwan continue to contravene Beijing's sovereignty claims.

For now, Hezbollah's threats are mainly political rhetoric, but simmering regional tensions mean Hezbollah's provocations could inadvertently spark an Israeli retaliation.

The new Strategic Concept emphasizes a number of different threats and priorities for NATO over the coming decade.

Moscow’s withdrawal from the strategic island does not significantly improve the chances of reopening Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea.

Samoa's critique of the Solomon Islands' recent security agreement with China signals a regional desire to rely more on other Pacific Island nations instead of external powers.

Russia's suspension of a fishing agreement with Japan highlights deteriorating ties between the two countries.