Delighted to have contributed to this piece by Ellie Cook in Newsweek, key takeaways being the houthis have an impressive array of anti-ship weapons and as attacks continue the US essentially has 2 options to protect shipping: reinforce or strike back newsweek.com/us-navy-yemen-…

Russian forces are using FPV drones 24/7 around Avdiivka, and Ukraine needs more to fend off constant attacks, two soldiers in the town tell me. Yevhen and Dmytro are part of Ukraine's defenses vowing to grind down Moscow's forces encircling Avdiivka: newsweek.com/ukraine-soldie…

Ukraine is starting to use combat UGVs - my comments with Ellie Cook and Newsweek newsweek.com/ukraine-ugvs-m…

Ukraine now has an all-weather drone for harsh winter conditions - my quick comments with Ellie Cook and Newsweek newsweek.com/ukraine-drones…

We're learning a lot from the operational use, successes, lack of success. It is astonishing that Moscow is using some of its most advanced systems, providing us with an opportunity to learn so much about them. Ellie Cook Fabian Hinz IISS News newsweek.com/russia-hyperso…

Quick comments with Ellie Cook on the recent clash between Ukrainian FPVs and Russian UGVs. newsweek.com/russia-combat-…

Quick comments with Ellie Cook and Steve Wright on Ukraine's apparent use of AI in long-range drones. newsweek.com/ukraine-ai-dro…

Thoughts from a few miles from Israel's border with Lebanon - IDF in the north are "ready" for full-scale war with Hezbollah, and local officials say they will do whatever is needed to bring back tens of thousands of evac'd residents. c.100,000 displaced in south Lebanon too:

Some Russian UGV designs now have their own "cope cages" - my comments with Ellie Cook newsweek.com/russia-ugv-gro…

My latest w Newsweek colleagues Ellie Cook & @mcinvestigates on breaking developments on Gaza ceasefire talks Senior Hamas official tells me negotiations "progressing in a good manner, in a positive and optimistic environment"—agreement may come "soon" newsweek.com/gaza-ceasefire…

Israel’s foreign minister, Gideon Sa'ar | גדעון סער, tells me Israel’s strikes on Syria are expected to finish in the next few days after extensive hits on Syria’s military in the past week and a half, with Israel watching power dynamics in Damascus closely: newsweek.com/israel-syria-a…

The threat is “real and growing.” Ellie Cook of Newsweek reveals key insights from a new Atlantic Council report on missile defense gaps. Read it here: bit.ly/41YVwAp

Two main takeaways from Gideon Sa'ar | גדעון סער interview with Newsweek - Israel’s foreign ministry is serious about a PR campaign to improve its world image, and the new White House won’t be calling all the shots with Israel’s military operations: newsweek.com/gideon-saar-is…

#China is too smart & cautious to make such a mistake of committing any of its military forces to #Russia's war effort in eastern #Ukraine. Read more of my thoughts on this alleged development via Ellie Cook of Newsweek's article🔽 & #StandWithUkraine🇺🇦!newsweek.com/ukraine-war-ch…

Guilty as charged? With the greatest respect, Elon Musk, not this time. Let's get Department of Government Efficiency & "Big Balls" on the case. I'm sure they'll find the source of the attack is nearby the "Ukraine area." Read my remarks via Ellie Cook's piece🔽 & #StandWithUkraine🇺🇦!newsweek.com/ukraine-elon-m…

"As long as Hamas refuses to surrender & Israel—with the apparent blessing of the administration—refuses to accept anything less than the group's total destruction, the more likely result will be a return to full-scale warfare," Lipner said. Ellie Cook newsweek.com/israel-gaza-at…

Great article by Ellie Cook at Newsweek on US penetrators and Iran...this may end up being quite the timely article based on what we're seeing on all the flight tracker websites. newsweek.com/iran-us-donald…

A pleasure to look over the shoulder of Centre for Maritime Research & Experimentation scientists in the Arctic, looking at melting sea ice, sound and how to track submarines - magazine issue out Friday and video available now for your viewing pleasure:

What to make out of the U.S. naval deployment and its military dimension in the Caribbean? Glad to help unpack the strategic context for Ellie Cook at Newsweek newsweek.com/us-military-ac…

Another excellent article from Ellie Cook on the confusion over US nuclear testing - I make the point that such a resumption likely will benefit China more than the US and is not worth the price - political, economic, and military - that it entails. newsweek.com/how-us-nuclear…