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One in Ten Europeans Now See US as an Ally, Poll Finds
Only 11 per cent of Europeans across 15 countries now view the United States as an ally, according to a new European Council on Foreign Relations survey that points to a sharp deterioration in public confidence in the American security…
Poland-Ukraine Military Naming Row Exposes Wartime Alliance Fault Line
A dispute between Poland and Ukraine over the naming of a Ukrainian military unit has exposed a sensitive historical fault line inside one of Kyiv’s most important wartime partnerships. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Monday urged calm and direct…
Bulgaria Halts New Arms Supplies to Ukraine While Pledging Higher Defence Spending
Bulgaria will not send further weapons to Ukraine, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said on Tuesday, marking a shift in Sofia’s position even as the country prepares to increase defence spending sharply under NATO pressure. Stoyanov told reporters in Sofia that…
Russia From Stalin to Putin: Why Europe’s Centre-Right Sees a Disturbing Continuity
Eighty-five years after the Soviet Union carried out the mass deportations that scarred the Baltic states and reshaped Eastern Europe, European politicians are drawing uncomfortable parallels between the crimes of the Stalinist era and Vladimir Putin’s conduct in Ukraine. The…
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…
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 been confined to dockyards for maintenance and repair should have triggered a political earthquake. Instead, it has been greeted with the sort of weary resignation that has become…
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…
Turkey seeks larger defence role as Europe rearms and alliances shift
Turkey is seeking a larger role in Western defence markets as European governments increase military spending, expand procurement and reassess their dependence on the United States for long-term security guarantees. The shift reflects both Turkey’s growing defence-industrial capacity and the…
Britain’s Defence Delusion: A Nation Rearming in Slow Motion
As Europe confronts its most dangerous security environment since the end of the Cold War, Britain’s political leadership appears trapped in a familiar cycle: ambitious declarations, strategic reviews and spending pledges that repeatedly fail to translate into meaningful action. The…