Helium shortage from Iran war threatens AI and defense manufacturing, demanding strategic treatment and allied coordination for supply resilience.
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Gulf states can learn from Ukraine’s drone revolution: layered networks, low-cost interceptors for sustainability.
As the U.S. pivots to its hemisphere, Europe must declare its own Monroe Doctrine; self-reliance is no longer optional.
Gulf air defenses are working, but munition stocks are finite; shipping through Hormuz has ground to a halt.
The Iran war marks the first U.S. use of low-cost attack drones—an innovation copied from Iran’s Shahed.
Gulf air defenses are layered, but their resilience against a large-scale Iranian missile attack is untested and vulnerable to saturation.
China is hardening Iran’s defenses ahead of a potential U.S. strike, supplying intelligence and missile technology.
India’s deepening strategic partnership with Israel marks a sharp shift from its anti-colonial, pro-Palestinian legacy.
The 2026 U.S. defense budget signals a shift from military presence to industrial production, driven by competition with China.
Turkey is a transactional but indispensable NATO ally, offering military mass and diplomatic reach; NATO should embrace pragmatic cooperation based on shared interests.