Joanna Ławniczak
Iowa emerges as America’s overlooked economic powerhouse with thriving tech and manufacturing sectors
It may be the state’s long history of living off the land but Iowans are up-with-the-sun kind of people, ready to roll up their sleeves and set to work.
Plane sight
Business aviation is innovating at speed. Ahead of Ebace, the sector’s key trade fair, we spot the high fliers.
Defence
The UK rethinks its defence strategy, South Korea stocks up and North Macedonia takes its Nato commitments seriously.
Defence
The US Navy considers renaming some of its ships; Chile purchases some new missiles for its second-hand frigate; Russia’s fighter jet finds its market.
Defence
Russia takes an interest in CAR, Denmark’s mission to Greenland and Romania buys missiles.
Diplomacy
Brazil’s Lebanon connection, plus representatives for China and Taiwan clash over cake in Fiji.
Defence
The US plan to sell F-35s to the UAE throws up problems, while Taiwan opens a new MRO centre and Japan sees sales of radars go to the Philippines.
Defence & Diplomacy
Estonia’s defence minister on what he expects from the US, a Belgian-Dutch embassy design conference and China sells missile defence to Serbia.
Defence
Island disputes troubling Japan and the US nuclear command finally retires its floppy disks.
Diplomacy Briefing
We talk to Taiwan’s man in London about diplomatic tussles with China, the Swiss build their second-largest embassy and Russia’s backfire in the Baltics.
