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## 5 Stories

[politics_diplomacy](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/turkeys-s-400-gambit-to-rejoin-the-f-35)

### [Turkey's S-400 gambit to rejoin the F-35](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/turkeys-s-400-gambit-to-rejoin-the-f-35)

[Turkey proposes transferring its Russian S-400 to the UAE, aiming to remove the main obstacle to its return to the F-35 program amid a Gulf interceptor shortage.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/turkeys-s-400-gambit-to-rejoin-the-f-35)

[2026-07-20](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/turkeys-s-400-gambit-to-rejoin-the-f-35)

[politics_diplomacy](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/turkeys-s-400-becomes-geopolitical-currency)

### [Turkey's S-400 Becomes Geopolitical Currency](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/turkeys-s-400-becomes-geopolitical-currency)

[Turkey plans to transfer its S-400 to the UAE to rejoin the F-35 program and lift CAATSA sanctions, leveraging Iran war pressure on Gulf air defenses. Israel opposes the deal, citing its Qualitative Military Edge.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/turkeys-s-400-becomes-geopolitical-currency)

[2026-07-20](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/turkeys-s-400-becomes-geopolitical-currency)

[asia_pacific](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/india-arms-indonesia-with-brahmos-malaccas)

### [India Arms Indonesia With BrahMos: Malacca's](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/india-arms-indonesia-with-brahmos-malaccas)

[India's $600 million BrahMos and Astra deal with Indonesia transforms the Malacca Strait into a missile chokepoint, signaling a shift in regional power dynamics.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/india-arms-indonesia-with-brahmos-malaccas)

[2026-07-08](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/india-arms-indonesia-with-brahmos-malaccas)

[asia_pacific](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/duckworth-reopens-14b-taiwan-arms-deal)

### [Duckworth Reopens $14B Taiwan Arms Deal](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/duckworth-reopens-14b-taiwan-arms-deal)

[Senator Duckworth's visit to Taipei seeks to reaffirm US-Taiwan security ties and reclaim a $14 billion arms package paused by the Trump administration.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/duckworth-reopens-14b-taiwan-arms-deal)

[2026-07-08](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/duckworth-reopens-14b-taiwan-arms-deal)

[international](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/taiwan-arms-pause-shows-trumps-leverage)

### [Taiwan Arms Pause Shows Trump’s Leverage](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/taiwan-arms-pause-shows-trumps-leverage)

[Trump's pause on Taiwan arms sales reveals how he wields leverage over China, tying weapons deliveries to broader bargaining across US-China and Iran policy.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/taiwan-arms-pause-shows-trumps-leverage)

[2026-05-27](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/taiwan-arms-pause-shows-trumps-leverage)