EDITORIALS
From burning refineries to maritime blockade: a new strategy of pressure on Russia
Ukraine’s sustained strikes on Russian refineries, fuel infrastructure and maritime logistics are…
Fibre-Optic Drone War Leaves a New Environmental Trace on Ukraine’s Front Line
Keir Starmer’s Defence Bonanza Is Heavy on Headlines, Light on Credibility
Britain’s political class has finally rediscovered defence. After three decades spent harvesting…
European Commanders Warn Expensive Platforms Will Not Be Enough for the Next War
Senior European officers are calling for mass-produced drones, interceptors, electronic warfare and…
FORCES
Ukraine’s Gripen Contract Turns Swedish Air Power Into a Long-Term Capability Bet
Ukraine’s New North Korean Casualty Claim Exposes Russia’s Hidden Manpower Bill
European Commanders Warn Expensive Platforms Will Not Be Enough for the Next War
Senior European officers are calling for mass-produced drones, interceptors, electronic warfare and…
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.
