All articles by Alex Blair
Alex Blair is a UK-based reporter for GlobalData Media. He writes on topics including international relations, conflict, geopolitics, tech disruption and sportswashing.
Alex Blair
Signal: US weaponry becomes incentive for normalised Saudi-Israel ties
Saudi Arabia eyes US support for nuclear weapons program, security guarantees and arms dealings in landmark talks with Israel.
Signal: Kenya to lead US-sponsored mission in Haiti
US and Kenya sign five-year defence deal involving $100m for intervention in crisis-hit Haiti despite human rights concerns.
Signal: Brazilian Navy seizes 3.6 tonnes of cocaine
The joint mission between navy and federal police marks the largest cocaine seizure on Brazilian waters.
Signal: US military asks public to find lost $80m fighter jet
The F-35 Lighting II jet went missing over South Carolina after a “mishap” forced the pilot to eject.
Signal: Indonesia spends $100m on UK-built Submarine Rescue System
Indonesia’s military spending spree continues with the purchase of “life-protecting equipment” from UK subsea rescue manufacturers during DSEI.
Signal: Taiwan says China is amassing air power along Taipei-facing coast
Taiwan’s biennial military report also accuses China of ramping up cyberattacks on the island.
Signal: cybersecurity among leading concerns of UK defence companies
UK Ministry of Defence pledges £880k to fund five cybersecurity projects amid LockBit ransomware hacks.
Signal: US Air Force requests $5.8bn for AI-driven combat aircraft
The US Air Force’s request for funding would see the AI-driven Valkyrie model developed and tested later this year.
Signal: Argentina and Saudi Arabia among six nations to join BRICS
The expansion represents a global geopolitical shift, but the dollarisation policy of Argentine presidential hopeful Javier Milei will concern members.
Cost-savings, ESG key amid first deployments of Directed Energy Weapons
DEWs offer an advantage due to their reduced risk of collateral damage, low-cost energy sources, and mitigated lethal capabilities.