Ukraine’s Dubna Strike Points to Wider Campaign Against Russia’s Command Architecture
Ukraine’s reported strike on the Dubna satellite communications centre near Moscow suggests Kyiv is extending its long-range campaign beyond energy and logistics targets…
EDITORIALS
Germany’s KNDS Stake Signals a New Phase in Europe’s Rearmament Debate
Germany’s planned move to take a 40 per cent stake in KNDS,…
Moscow Signals Retreat from ‘Anchorage’ Formula as Ukraine and Europe Hold the Line
A new statement by Yuri Ushakov, a senior aide to Vladimir Putin,…
Belarus is becoming Russia’s forward platform against Ukraine and NATO’s eastern flank
Zelenskyy’s renewed demand that Belarus dismantle relay stations allegedly supporting Russian drone attacks turns attention to the technical infrastructure behind the air war, not only the launch sites and weapons.
Zelenskyy’s Belarus Ultimatum Turns Rear-Area Air Defence Into a NATO Concern
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s demand that Belarus remove equipment used in attacks on Ukraine within a week highlights the continuing role of Belarus as a rear-area platform for Russian pressure on Ukraine and NATO’s eastern flank.
FORCES
Turkey’s First Warship Export to an EU and NATO State Signals a Procurement Shift
Turkey’s reported warship export deal with Romania is more than an industrial milestone for Ankara. It points to a wider procurement reality in which European rearmament may draw increasingly on non-EU but NATO-linked defence capacity.
Germany’s Red Sea Deployment Turns Hormuz Planning Into Naval Test for Europe
Berlin’s decision to move the minehunter Fulda and supply ship Mosel towards…
Russian Frigate Warning Shots Near UK Waters Raise Channel Maritime Risk
A Russian frigate’s warning shots near a UK-flagged yacht in the Channel…
Franco-British Hormuz Mission Tests Europe’s Ability to Secure Shipping After Iran Deal
France and Britain are pushing a multinational maritime mission for the Strait…
Ukraine Strike on Crimea Titan Points to Industrial Targeting of Russia’s War Supply Chain
The reported strike on the Crimea Titan plant in Armyansk matters less as a symbolic Crimea attack than as part of Ukraine’s expanding campaign against industrial inputs behind Russia’s war machine.
UK Forces Intercept Sanctioned Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker in English Channel
Britain’s first seizure of a vessel linked to Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet”…
Taiwan’s mobile missile strategy sharpens focus on asymmetric defence
Taiwan’s latest live-fire exercises on its western coastline offered more than a…
Britain’s Defence Crisis Is the Product of Political Failure Across Two Governments
The revelation that Britain’s entire available fleet of hunter-killer submarines has reportedly…
China Opens New Maritime Pressure Point East of Taiwan
China has opened a new point of maritime pressure east of Taiwan…
