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A Week of Warnings: China's Missile Test, Iran's Escalation, and NATO's Reckoning

By James Blackwood July 11, 2026 7 min read Cyber defense

A convergent week of geopolitical shocks — China's first Pacific SLBM test, renewed US-Iran exchanges, and NATO's Ankara summit — signals fractures in the post-2025 strategic order.

Three-Front Convergence: Iran Ceasefire Frays, China-Russia Flex in Pacific, NATO Heads to Ankara

By James Blackwood July 06, 2026 6 min read Cyber defense

A fragile Hormuz ceasefire, a Sino-Russian naval exercise directly targeting U.S. credibility in the Pacific, and a NATO summit opening tomorrow converge into the most complex multi-theater week of 2026.