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Iran Cyber Surge Against Israel Carries Warning for Europe’s Critical Infrastructure
Israel recorded about 4,800 hostile cyber incidents in June, three times the level reported a year earlier. The surge shows why a kinetic ceasefire cannot be treated as a digital ceasefire, and why European infrastructure, professional services and smaller suppliers…
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 faster procurement alongside traditional weapons. Their warning is not that tanks, aircraft and ships have become irrelevant, but that Europe cannot build a credible force around small numbers…
Putin’s Fuel Problem Exposes the Limits of Russia’s War Narrative
Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s oil and logistics infrastructure have forced the Kremlin to explain fuel shortages, refinery disruption and pressure in occupied Crimea, even as Vladimir Putin insists the war is proceeding according to plan. Vladimir Putin’s address to the…
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 demand becomes a central driver of artificial intelligence. The project shows that sovereign compute, protected data and wartime resilience are becoming defence capabilities in their own right. Ukraine…
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 structured operation aimed at raising the cost of Russia’s war and forcing Moscow back towards the question of peace. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to approve a 40-day operation…
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 summit has become a wider test of constitutional authority, defence policy and the country’s support for Ukraine. A dispute between Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and President…
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, as allies confront the cost of defending the Arctic with too few ice-capable ships, limited surveillance and a military geography heavily shaped by Russia’s presence on the Kola…
Zelenskyy Warns Belarus Over Border Infrastructure Built for Possible Wider War
Ukraine says new roads, ammunition depots and fuel facilities on Belarusian territory point to military preparation along routes leading towards northern and western Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Belarus of developing border infrastructure that could support a wider Russian-led…
NATO unity message masks hard questions over US force posture in Europe
Air Chief Marshal Sir John Stringer’s call for unity before the Ankara summit comes as European allies prepare higher defence pledges while Washington reviews its military presence on the continent. NATO’s deputy military commander has called for the alliance’s July…