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To fight Russia, Europe needs Ukraine

It is risky to let Ukraine into the EU. It’s more dangerous to keep it out

The great launch constraint

Blue Origin's New Glenn suffered a failure on its third launch last week when an upper stage malfunction placed its payload in the...

A Fortress Moon for cislunar security

Cislunar space is evolving from one of primarily scientific interest to one with more strategic importance. Alan Dugger examines o...

Redefining success in space diplomacy: emerging space nations in the Artemis Era and the case of Turkey

The role of space in diplomacy is changing as countries shift from seeking technical dominance to influence over governance. Elif ...

The TWINSTAR mission concept: A pragmatic path to finding Earth 2.0

One of the driving goals of astrophysics is to be able to observe an Earthlike planet orbiting another star. Sherine Ahmed El Bara...

The calm before the ransom: What you see is not all there is

A breach claims the systems as well as the confidence that was, in retrospect, a major vulnerability

Europe’s defence startups face even bigger hurdles than America’s

They must contend with a fragmented market and hesitant customers

There is no better spur to military innovation than war

Defence firms in Ukraine make new weapons much faster and cheaper than most Western companies

GopherWhisper: A burrow full of malware

ESET Research has discovered a new China-aligned APT group that we’ve named GopherWhisper, which targets Mongolian governmental in...

Risky Business #834 -- Vercel gets owned, Mozilla dumps hundreds of Mythos bugs

On this week’s show, Patrick Gray and James Wilson are joined by special guest The Grugq. They discuss the week’s cybersecurity ne...

A dangerous blind spot in Donald Trump’s Iran war strategy

America sets too little store by foreigners’ beliefs and values. It’s a costly mistake, each time

New NGate variant hides in a trojanized NFC payment app

ESET researchers discover another iteration of NGate malware, this time possibly developed with the assistance of AI

Commercial space station developers make their business case to NASA

Last month, NASA proposed major changes to its program supporting the development of commercial space stations, arguing markets fo...

When the orbital layer is the kill chain

Experts have debated the role that artificial intelligence has played in the ongoing conflict with Iran. Bharath Gopalaswamy argue...

What the ransom note won’t say

An attack is what you see, but a business operation is what you’re up against

Anduril, Palantir and SpaceX are changing how America wages war

The Trump administration is cosying up to a new clique of “neo-primes”

The game theory behind violating ceasefires

Truces like the one in the Gulf get broken all the time. But they still work

Millions will go hungry if the Strait of Hormuz stays closed

Expensive fuel and fertiliser will lead to smaller harvests and higher prices

Risky Business #833 -- The Great Mythos Freakout of 2026

On this week’s show, Patrick Gray, Adam Boileau and James Wilson discuss the week’s cybersecurity news. They cover: Everyone has a...

Local Insights: At the 13th Baku Global Forum, global participants look to China for new path of multilateralism and stability