Global Watch https://globalwatch.info/en_GB GlobalWatch is comprised of a team of editors based in the United States and dozens of freelance reporters and content creators who live around the world. The mission of GlobalWatch is to investigate and amplify stories of major importance that are often overlooked by local and regional media outlets. en-gb images/2026/06/04/56381-afp__20250604__dpa-pa_250604-99-65872_dpai__v1__highres__antonovan124takesofffromlei-370_237.jpg Ukraine turns aerospace legacy into wartime innovation From Antonov's giant aircraft to drone fleets, Ukraine is turning old industrial depth into a faster wartime model built on adaptation, production and survival. http://globalwatch.info/r/16a2d gc7/features/2026/06/04/feature-01 Thu, 4 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/06/03/56360-afp__20260521__b3jt9ae__v1__highres__japandefencehandover-370_237.jpg Japan gives restraint a harder edge Tokyo is not discarding its post-war caution. It is adapting it to a region where missiles, maritime pressure and economic exposure now shape national security. http://globalwatch.info/r/169ng gc7/features/2026/06/03/feature-01 Wed, 3 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/06/02/56358-afp__20260416__cfoto-penglaip260415_npick__v1__highres__penglaiportareainyantai-370_237.jpg Australia turns critical minerals into strategic leverage Australia is moving beyond raw mineral exports to build processing capacity, strengthen supply chains and give partners a more reliable source of materials essential to clean energy, advanced technology and defense. http://globalwatch.info/r/169cd gc7/features/2026/06/02/feature-01 Tue, 2 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/06/01/56357-afp__20260408__1365-1699__v1__highres__skylineofcentraldubaiatnightfeaturingburjkhal-370_237.jpg Gulf states widen their strategic options Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar are using trade, energy and diplomacy to build autonomy without turning away from established partners. http://globalwatch.info/r/1694o gc7/features/2026/06/01/feature-01 Mon, 1 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/05/29/56304-afp__20260521__b3ln8d8__v1__highres__russiabelarusdefencenuclear-370_237.jpg Russia's nuclear saber-rattling in Belarus exposes its limits With tactical nuclear munitions now stored at forward sites in Belarus, Moscow is reinforcing its extended deterrent even as the Ukraine war continues to expose limits of Russian forces. http://globalwatch.info/r/168ni gc7/features/2026/05/29/feature-01 Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/05/28/56278-afp__20250528__47f22w3__v4__highres__topshotindonesiaenvironmentpollutionforestsrigh-370_237.jpg Indonesia balances China ties with maritime resolve Indonesia is using its strategic sea lanes and vast nickel reserves to expand its regional leverage without abandoning its nonaligned foreign policy. http://globalwatch.info/r/168f2 gc7/features/2026/05/28/feature-01 Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/05/27/56197-afp__20260516__b2zu48h__v1__highres__indiauseconomycurrency-370_237.jpg India's strategic autonomy faces a sharper test New Delhi's multi-alignment strategy has expanded its leverage, but deeper exposure to Russia, BRICS divisions and volatile energy routes is raising the cost of strategic ambiguity. http://globalwatch.info/r/1684b gc7/features/2026/05/27/feature-01 Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/05/26/56194-afp__20240704__362r74b__v1__highres__argentinafrancechinalithiumelectricmining-370_237.jpg Latin America's new strategic prize The race for lithium is intensifying in South America, where policy battles, foreign investment and local tensions could shape the future of clean energy supply chains. http://globalwatch.info/r/167yw gc7/features/2026/05/26/feature-02 Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/05/25/56071-hong_kong_international_airport_terminal_1_level_7_18-11-2023_4_-370_237.jpg Hong Kong's assault on privacy and personal freedom New amendments criminalize the refusal to unlock personal electronic devices during national security probes, extending to residents, visitors and airport transit passengers alike. http://globalwatch.info/r/167sw gc7/features/2026/05/25/feature-01 Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/05/22/56058-crescent_group__paracel_islands__2007-08-11-370_237.jpg China stakes claim to new artificial island in the South China Sea While international attention has focused elsewhere, China has quietly built a large new artificial island in the Paracel Islands, raising fresh questions about enforcement of maritime rules. http://globalwatch.info/r/167ib gc7/features/2026/05/22/feature-01 Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/05/21/56037-afp__20260428__a97f264__v1__highres__lebanonisraeliranuswar-370_237.jpg Hezbollah's twilight, Lebanon's dawn With Iran’s regime dismantled and Hezbollah isolated, Lebanon has a rare strategic opening to assert state control over arms and reduce decades of militia dominance. http://globalwatch.info/r/1675g gc7/features/2026/05/21/feature-01 Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/05/20/55741-afp__20250312__36zg4w9__v1__highres__drcongominingunrest-370_237.jpg Eastern Congo's minerals war M23's 2025 offensive has done more than deepen a humanitarian disaster -- it has sharpened the contest over critical minerals, regional order and outside influence. http://globalwatch.info/r/166us gc7/features/2026/05/20/feature-01 Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000