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Europe’s Cyber Front: How the EU Is Responding to Russia’s FSB 16th Centre
One of the European Union’s least visible security challenges is protecting its digital nervous system from some of the world’s most sophisticated intelligence services. Among the organisations that European security agencies and allied governments have repeatedly identified as a source of…
Romania’s Second Drone Shootdown Marks a New Phase in NATO Airspace Defence
Two Romanian F-16 interceptions in two days move Bucharest from monitoring drone incursions to repeated kinetic air defence, raising questions about identification, proportionality and allied rules of engagement.
European Buyers Demand Technology Control as US Arms Companies Localise Production
European governments increasingly want maintenance, software access and manufacturing authority alongside US weapons, forcing American suppliers to localise production without surrendering their most sensitive technology.
US Warning Tests Ukraine’s Targeting Strategy in the Black Sea
The reported request to avoid non-Russian tankers highlights the operational and political risks of conducting a maritime interdiction campaign in waters used by Russian, Kazakh and Western commercial interests. The Trump administration has reportedly warned Ukraine against striking non-Russian shipments…
Temasek’s Defence Shift Brings Sovereign Capital into European Rearmament
Singapore’s state investor is identifying European defence as an investment opportunity, illustrating how rising military budgets are changing the boundaries of institutional capital. Temasek has placed defence among the sectors in which it sees selective opportunities in Europe, marking a…
Europe and the Philippines Build a Strategic Partnership for an Uncertain Indo-Pacific
The European Union’s decision to deepen security and defence cooperation with the Philippines marks more than another diplomatic milestone. It reflects a broader strategic recalibration as Europe expands its engagement in the Indo-Pacific, recognising that regional stability and European prosperity…
