How Trump Is Weakening the Atlantic Alliance
For decades, the great strategic assumption underpinning the Western alliance was simple: the United States might at times be impatient, overbearing or self-interested,…
EDITORIALS
Keir Starmer Promises Rearmament While His Government Unravels
For a Prime Minister fighting for his political life, there is nothing…
EU Defence Ministers Move to Strengthen European Defence Agency as Procurement Pressure Grows
EU defence ministers have agreed to reinforce the European Defence Agency, including…
Putin’s Sarmat Missile Claim Leaves Questions Over Russia’s Strategic Deterrent
Moscow has presented the latest Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile launch as a…
The Decline of British Military Power Is Europe’s Greatest Security Risk
For decades Britain has comforted itself with a dangerous fiction: that it…
FORCES
EU Weighs Wider Naval Role as Strait of Hormuz Risk Rises
The EU’s foreign policy chief has said Operation ASPIDES could be extended…
Britain’s £1bn Artillery Scramble Exposes Decades of Decline
For years British politicians comforted themselves with the illusion that major land…
Greece Says Sea Drone Found off Lefkada Was Ukrainian-Made
Athens says an explosives-laden unmanned surface vessel recovered near Lefkada was of…
Pakistan Accused of Hosting Iranian Military Aircraft Despite Mediator Role in US-Iran Conflict
Pakistan’s role as an intermediary between Tehran and Washington has come under…
Tristan da Cunha: How Britain’s Paratroopers Pulled Off a Modern Miracle
Every so often an operation comes along that reminds the country precisely…
Sweden and Ukraine Near Landmark Gripen Fighter Jet Agreement
Ukraine and Sweden are edging closer to what could become one of…
European Combat Vessel workshop tests industry role in future naval capability
A three-day European Combat Vessel industry workshop in Cádiz brings together EU…
Rheinmetall’s Naval Ambition Comes to the Fore – Frigate rescue plan signals strategic shift
German defence giant Rheinmetall has stepped forward with an ambitious €12 billion…
NATO Concludes Second Neptune Strike Iteration
NATO has concluded the second 2026 iteration of Neptune Strike, a maritime-led…
