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Early Edition: June 11, 2026

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: IRAN WAR – CEASEFIRE President Trump said yesterday that Iran would “pay the price” for stalled peace negotiations. “We’ll…

🕵️ Intelligence
Wargaming for Improved Acquisition: What Does It Take?
A few months ago, I attended a panel discussion for a wargame simulating rapid industrial mobilization for armed conflict. Conducted by a leading university, with teams composed of former senior defense officials, the game probed how government and industry collaboration would…
War on the Rocks4h ago
🌏 Indo-Pacific
The Chain of Peace: Do Supply Chain Chokepoints Deter War?
The next war over Taiwan may be deterred not by aircraft carriers or nuclear arsenals, but by a Dutch lithography machine. ASML, headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, is the sole manufacturer of the extreme ultraviolet lithography systems required to produce the world’s…
War on the Rocks4h ago
🏛️ Defense Policy
The Maritime Action Plan Needs a Yardstick: Enter the Mahan Ratio
Washington is littered with the corpses of grand plans to restore the Merchant Marine. The Trump administration’s Maritime Action Plan is the latest attempt, and to its credit, the most comprehensive since World War II.The plan is the government’s blueprint to resurrect…
War on the Rocks5h ago
📍 National Security
Communicating geopolitics to young Australians is worth the effort, so let’s try
A lack of meaningful context makes discussions of Australia’s foreign and national security policy too uninteresting or difficult for many young Australians to understand. This works against the long-term development of a public mandate for ...
ASPI Strategist6h ago
🕵️ Intelligence
Why UMNO is the Biggest Beneficiary of Malaysia’s PAS-Bersatu Divorce
The fracturing of the opposition camp could give Malaysia's grand old party a springboard back to federal prominence.
The Diplomat7h ago

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