Hamas calculus, Israel’s gamble: How October 7 reshaped the region, 3 years on

Why did Hamas plan the attack, and three years later, where do Israel and Palestine stand? An Expert Explains.
In Iran war, US midterm elections are the new front

For both Tehran and the White House, managing the home front can matter as much as gaining on the battlefield
Why it’s getting harder to end wars

Conflicts are increasingly viewed through the implications for the wider balance of power
Australia-India Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) Cooperation: Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles (UUVs)

This report examines the development of uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) in Australia and India and the case for bilateral cooperation in the undersea domain. It argues that the two national ecosystems are complementary rather than competitive, and that a phased, capability-driven partnership that begins with benign and civil applications is more likely to endure than early collaboration in sensitive undersea warfare technologies.
Australia-India Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Cooperation: Doctrine, Capabilities, Constraints, and Strategic Futures

This report examines Australia–India anti-submarine warfare (ASW) cooperation within an increasingly contested Indo-Pacific undersea environment. It argues that meaningful, campaign-level cooperation is both achievable and strategically valuable without requiring alliance-style integration or the sharing of highly sensitive sensor architectures. Cooperation is best structured around aligned doctrine, greater intelligence sharing, and routine operational coordination that builds the enduring relationships between the two operational-level headquarters.
‘Early Harvest’ — larger but not necessarily safer

India-China boundary talks suggest movement, but hard questions remain over strategic costs and concessions