Earlier this month, news emerged of an American financier with ties to the US President Donald Trump’s family having reached an agreement with a Russian energy company in the fall of 2025 to explore mobile liquefied natural gas development in Alaska. The disclosure of this deal, shortly after the latest US-mediated Russia-Ukraine talks in Geneva, … Read more
Based on the reporting by The Insider, a Russian publication that specialises in investigative journalism, fact-checking, and political analysis. Viktor Labin, a person suspected of being an operative for Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency, has been taken into custody in Belgium, per the latest report by a Russian publication, The Insider, that had first identified … Read more
Russia plans to raise freight tariffs by 1% starting March 1st to support state-run Russian Railways (RZD), facing severe financial issues due to declining cargo volumes and increasing debt. The rise in tariffs aims to bolster revenue while addressing transport security concerns amidst ongoing impacts from the Ukraine war and Western sanctions.
On February 15th, the United States’ Departments of Energy and War (DoE & DoW), completed the first-ever air transport of a fully integrated nuclear microreactor, highlighting Washington’s push to make small and quickly deployable nuclear power a strategic asset for military and civilian energy applications. The reactor, known as the Ward 250 microreactor and developed … Read more
Japan’s pledge to channel up to $550 billion into the US economy under its trade agreement with Washington is encountering early frictions, as officials on both sides work through differences over where the funds should be deployed. Japanese trade minister Ryosei Akazawa acknowledged on February 12th that “significant gaps” exist in priorities of the two … Read more
Obasesam Okoi, University of St. Thomas Originally Published By The Conversation on February 11th, 2026 US military airstrikes on Islamic State-linked militants in north-western Nigeria on Christmas Day 2025 attracted global attention. The focus was on the international legal implications and whether the Nigerian government had consented to the strikes. I’m a scholar of peace … Read more
Like our earlier reports on the combat situation in Ukraine, this article reviews recent battlefield developments based on open-source information. Meduza has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from the outset, and our military analyses reflect our commitment to objective reporting on a war we firmly oppose. Key updates as of February 11, 2026 Fresh off its gains in Kupyansk, where Ukrainian forces retook almost half of the […]
Nathan Howard Gray, Adelaide University and Peter Draper, Adelaide University Originally Published By The Conversation on February 11th, 2026 Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell is in Brussels this week, trying to close a trade deal that has been nearly a decade in the making. The EU–Australia Free Trade Agreement is tantalisingly close, although EU Commission … Read more
Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, Colorado State University “Merzoni” isn’t a neologism that easily trips off the tongue, and it hasn’t fully taken hold in the world of European politics. Yet, for months, a pragmatic alliance between German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been building. And despite the politicians being, in many ways, … Read more
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) on Monday accused the Ethiopian government of preparing for a new round of war against the Tigray region, warning of large-scale troop deployments, the movement of heavy weaponry, and renewed attacks on civilians. At the same time, the group reiterated its stated “commitment to peace and dialogue.” The TPLF […]
