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Xi’s North Korea Visit Tests China’s Control Over a Nuclear Ally Moving Closer to Russia
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s arrival in Pyongyang for talks with Kim Jong Un marks more than a symbolic revival of China-North Korea ties. It is also a test of Beijing’s ability to manage a nuclear-armed neighbour that has gained new…
London Ukraine Talks Expose Europe’s Missile Defence Problem
European leaders used their London meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to underline the need to expand Ukraine’s protection against Russian ballistic missiles, but the statement also exposed a wider European capability problem. Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted Zelenskyy, French President…
NATO Pushes Further North as Arctic Security Takes Centre Stage
NATO has launched a new initiative aimed at strengthening its operational awareness in the Arctic, underlining how rapidly the High North has moved from a peripheral concern to a central theatre in the alliance’s strategic calculations. The departure of the…
Ukraine Hits Crimea Fuel Network as Chonhar Bridge Strike Points to Wider Logistics Campaign
Ukrainian forces have struck fuel facilities and a key road bridge linking occupied Crimea with occupied southern Ukraine, in what appears to be an expanding effort to disrupt Russian military logistics across the peninsula. Ukraine has reported a new series…
NATO cyber exercise shows Europe is still learning how to fight AI-backed disruption
A NATO cyber simulation in Poland has shown how quickly attacks on energy, banking and public information systems can merge into a single crisis, with allied officials testing responses to a Russia-style campaign shaped by Ukraine’s wartime experience. The three-day…
Lebanon projectile interceptions show ceasefire remains operationally fragile
Israel’s interception of two projectiles fired from Lebanon has underlined the fragility of the latest ceasefire effort on the Israel-Lebanon front, only days after the European Union approved new military support for the Lebanese Armed Forces. The Israeli military said…
Russian Drone Strike Hits Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility Near Chornobyl
Radiation levels remained within normal limits after a Russian drone damaged a building at Ukraine’s centralised spent nuclear fuel storage site, officials said. Russia struck a building at Ukraine’s Centralised Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility near Chornobyl in the early…
London Ukraine meeting tests whether Europe can turn support into security guarantees
The leaders of Britain, France and Germany are meeting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in London in a renewed attempt to coordinate European support for Ukraine and define the security guarantees that could underpin any future settlement with Russia. The talks, hosted…
China Opens New Maritime Pressure Point East of Taiwan
China has opened a new point of maritime pressure east of Taiwan after launching what Beijing described as a special maritime law-enforcement operation in response to planned boundary talks between Japan and the Philippines. The operation, announced through Chinese state…
US urges Taiwan to prioritise drones after parliament cuts defence budget
The United States has urged Taiwan to spend more effectively on defence and prioritise unmanned systems after Taiwan’s parliament approved only part of a major supplementary defence package requested by President Lai Ching-te. Raymond Greene, director of the American Institute…