Military Recruitment in Europe: A Continent Under Strain
Europe’s military recruitment landscape is in flux. In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and rising geopolitical tensions worldwide, European…
Military Recruitment in Europe: A Continent Under Strain
January 25, 2026
US to host hemispheric defence chiefs meeting Feb 11
January 25, 2026
EDITORIALS
Trump cools tariff threat after NATO talks on Greenland, but terms remain unclear
Donald Trump has stepped back from a threat to impose new tariffs…
What Ukraine’s “AI-driven air defence” is, and what it is not
Ukraine is developing an air-defence enhancement that relies on artificial intelligence, but…
Davos: NATO chief plays down Greenland row as Europe’s defence gaps surface
DAVOS — A World Economic Forum panel billed as “Can Europe Defend…
Beijing Gets What It Wants:Britain’s China Miscalculation
There is something peculiarly British about managing to lose an argument twice.…
FORCES
Project NYX: Inside the Ambitious ‘Wingman’ Programme Steering the Future of Warfare
The UK government has unveiled the next phase of a pioneering defence…
America’s Golden Fleet Gamble: Firepower, Prestige — and a Big Juicy Target
In an era defined by drones, hypersonic missiles and space-based surveillance, the…
Cold Response 26: Alliance Strength Tested by Arctic Extremes and Political Tensions
This March, the frozen landscapes of northern Norway will once again echo…
Britain’s Typhoon Gets £450m Radar Boost
The United Kingdom has approved a major upgrade to its Eurofighter Typhoon…
Germany’s Submarine Gambit: TKMS Takes the Fight for Canada’s Arctic Fleet
In the opaque world of naval procurement, few prizes carry the strategic…
Trump’s Greenland pressure tests NATO unity as Alaska troops put on standby
NATO allies are confronting an unusual mix of external coercion and internal…
Royal Navy’s crewless helicopter could not have come at a more urgent moment
On a windswept airfield in Cornwall this week, Britain’s Royal Navy quietly…
Trump cites ‘good authority’ on Iran executions as war scare ripples through Middle East skies
President Donald Trump said on 14 January that he had been told…
Former US Navy Sailor Jinchao Wei Sentenced to Over 16 Years for Spying for China
A former US Navy sailor was sentenced this week to more than…
GEOPOLITICAL INSIGHTS
US to host hemispheric defence chiefs meeting Feb 11
January 25, 2026
After the raid: Washington has seized Maduro, but not Venezuela
January 4, 2026
How China Is Systematically Undermining Western Security
December 26, 2025
Putin’s ‘Novorossiya’ Rhetoric Returns as West Floats Territorial Deal
December 11, 2025
Ukraine, Russia and the Future of NATO: Europe Wakes Up to a Long War
December 10, 2025
