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Britain’s Defence Reset Falters as EU Talks Collapse: SAFE Fund Row Exposes Deeper Strategic Divide
It was meant to be the moment Britain and the European Union quietly rediscovered the habit of cooperation. After years of mutual frostiness following Brexit, the prospect of the UK joining the EU’s new Security Action for Europe (SAFE) defence…
Why Europe Needs a Strong Polish Defence Industry, an Interview With Mehmet Göktürk İplikçioğlu
Defence Matters editor Gary Cartwright interviewed Mehmet Göktürk İplikçioğlu, CEO of TEOMAN Corp., Representative of the Polish Chamber of National Defence Manufacturers, during a recent visit to Brussels. G.C.: How do you see Poland’s place in the current European security…
Europe Must Develop the Power to Strike Deep — Before Russia Leaves It No Choice
Sweden’s announcement that it intends to acquire long-range weapons capable of striking deep inside Russian territory is not merely a Scandinavian adjustment to a worsening security climate. It is the first honest recognition, from any European government, of a truth our…
Royal Navy Confronts Surge in Russian Incursions as Moscow Tests Britain’s Maritime Defences
The Royal Navy has once again been called into action as Russian warships pressed into the English Channel, underlining what senior defence officials now describe as a dramatic and sustained rise in Russian naval incursions around the British Isles. HMS…
Russian Lasers on RAF Pilots Should Spark Fury — Not Another Meek Statement from Healey
Once again, Moscow has to tested the resolve of the United Kingdom. According to the Defence Secretary, a Russian spy ship — the Yantar — has loitered menacingly on the edge of British waters north of Scotland, even directing laser…
France Set to Arm Ukraine with New Jets in Landmark Defence Pact
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Paris today for what Kyiv describes as a “historic” visit, aimed at sealing a critical defence agreement with France to bolster Ukraine’s air-defence and combat aviation capabilities. The deal — reportedly to be…
China’s Army Purges Raise Questions Over Real Scale of PLA Threat
Washington’s decision under President Donald Trump to frame China as the primary long-term challenger and to promote a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” placed the Indo-Pacific theatre at the centre of US strategy, raising questions about the degree to which Euro-Atlantic…
Japan Is Right to Prepare for Military Action if China Strikes Taiwan
Japan’s growing willingness to contemplate military action in the event of a Chinese assault on Taiwan is not merely a diplomatic signal. It is a long-overdue recognition of strategic reality. For too long, the illusion of distance — political, legal,…
Nuclear Testing Revisited: Trump, Putin and the Future of Deterrence
Nuclear testing, long regarded as part of the Cold War’s past, has returned to the diplomatic agenda. Recent remarks by President Donald Trump about restarting United States nuclear tests “on an equal basis” with Russia and China, followed by an…
Batanes: A new frontline in the Indo-Pacific emerges
In the remote northern outpost of the Philippines, the quiet rhythm of island life in Batanes — once defined by fishing, farming and typhoons — is being replaced by the sound of military aircraft and missile drills. According to a…