Ukraine Targets Slavyansk and Yaroslavl Refineries in Long-Range Strikes
Strikes on oil refineries in Krasnodar and Yaroslavl point to a widening Ukrainian campaign against Russia’s fuel infrastructure and wartime logistics. Ukraine has…
EDITORIALS
Ukraine’s Domestic AI Compute Plan Turns Data Sovereignty Into a Defence Requirement
Kyiv and Kyivstar plan to develop computing capacity inside Ukraine as military…
Zelenskyy’s 40-day operation turns Ukraine’s long-range strikes into political pressure on Moscow
Ukraine is seeking to convert its drone and sabotage campaign into a…
Czech NATO summit row exposes deeper struggle between Babiš government and President Pavel
Prague’s dispute over who should represent the Czech Republic at the Ankara…
NATO’s Arctic pledge meets the hard limits of icebreakers, sensors and naval capacity
NATO’s northern flank is moving from strategic rhetoric to a procurement problem,…
FORCES
French Seizure of Tanker Deliver Moves Shadow-Fleet Enforcement Into the Mediterranean
France’s interception of the Russia-linked tanker Deliver off Sicily shows European sanctions…
NATO’s Arctic pledge meets the hard limits of icebreakers, sensors and naval capacity
NATO’s northern flank is moving from strategic rhetoric to a procurement problem,…
Italy’s Rebuke of Rutte Turns NATO Basing Into a Political Liability
Rome’s rejection of Mark Rutte’s claim about US aircraft using Italian bases for Iran operations exposes how allied basing can become politically explosive when operations move beyond Europe.
Germany’s F126 Cancellation Exposes the Cost of Europe’s Naval Procurement Problem
Germany’s decision to cancel its F126 frigate programme has turned one of…
GCAP Expansion Offer Exposes Europe’s Fighter-Jet Realignment
Italy’s signal that Canada, Germany and Saudi Arabia could join GCAP shows that Europe’s next-generation fighter politics are shifting after Franco-German cooperation faltered.
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…
