The Weekly Preflight: 5 Things to Watch in Global Security | Week of June 8, 2026

The ceasefire is gone, a 7.8 hit the Philippines on the same morning, the Fear index is reading like March 2020, Ukraine is hitting trains in Crimea, and more...

A Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System launcher deploys into position aboard Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Hawaii, Aug. 16, 2021. The NMESIS and its Naval Strike Missiles participated in a live-fire exercise, here, part of Large Scale Exercise 2021. (US Marine Corps photo by Maj. Nick Mannweiler, released) See item 2 below:

Think of this as your weekly strategic weather report for paid subscribers. Five things to watch and what could break next in war, defense tech, and geopolitics. Just the pressure points most likely to shape the next seven days.

If you want to understand how I build my OSINT dashboard, I wrote about my workflow here. I’ve since updated my process slightly and I’m debating on whether to update this old piece, or write a new one:

My Guide to OSINT, Noise Reduction, and Modern War Forecasting

Let’s jump in:

BLUF:

The ceasefire is gone, a 7.8 hit the Philippines on the same morning, the CNN Fear index is reading like March 2020, Ukraine is hitting trains in Crimea, and the proposed solution to the Iran nuclear problem involves giving the material to Russia. Adjust accordingly. Stay sharp.