Non-State Actress: The Iceberg #3

90% of What's Interesting is Below the Surface

The world is a lot, or at least very busy. A few times a week I’ll send you some news stories you likely haven’t seen that I think you should be aware of along with a quick blurb on why. But the real purpose is to put some of these things into conversation with one another…Because like an iceberg, 90% of what’s interesting is below the service.

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These 12 under-reported developments reveal a world rapidly militarizing and realigning, with global military spending hitting a post-Cold War high as nations from Mexico to Japan transform their security postures. The emerging pattern shows established alliance structures fraying while new partnerships form, from Indonesia-Jordan cooperation to East African energy corridors. The thematic thread connecting these stories is the fundamental reorganization of global security architecture – countries are voting with their defense budgets that they anticipate conflict, building new capabilities, forming fresh alliances, and challenging established powers in ways that signal a profound shift in international relations that transcends any single regional crisis.