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France Probes Suspected Russian Sabotage and Espionage Cases
French investigations into suspected sabotage and espionage attempts point to a widening security problem for Europe: Russia-linked operations are increasingly targeting transport infrastructure and defence industry inside EU and NATO states. French authorities are investigating several suspected Russia-linked sabotage and…
UK Missile Project for Ukraine Cuts Out US Components
Britain’s new long-range missile prototypes for Ukraine point to a wider defence-industrial problem: European weapons are increasingly being designed to avoid reliance on US export controls and political approval. The United Kingdom has unveiled three prototype long-range missiles for Ukraine…
To build strategic autonomy, Europe needs to wean itself off foreign technology, By Robert Brull
France’s trial of the AI-powered Arcadia battlefield command system points to a wider European defence challenge: strategic autonomy will depend not only on higher military spending, but on control over the technologies, intellectual property and decision-making systems that underpin modern…
Ukraine-Germany Missile Defence Deal Tests Europe’s Search for Patriot Alternatives
Kyiv’s agreement with Berlin on anti-ballistic capabilities comes as Ukrainian defence manufacturers seek European industrial partners for systems intended to reduce reliance on scarce US-made interceptors. Ukraine and Germany have signed an agreement to develop anti-ballistic capabilities, placing missile defence…
NATO Nuclear Modernisation Raises Deterrence Stakes Before Ankara Summit
NATO’s Nuclear Planning Group has agreed to modernise the alliance’s nuclear capabilities and strengthen planning capacity, moving deterrence policy from reassurance language into practical adaptation as Russia pressure and US burden-sharing demands converge. NATO’s decision to modernise its nuclear capabilities…
US-Iran MOU Ends War but Leaves 60-Day Test Over Nuclear Limits, Hormuz and Lebanon
Donald Trump and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian have signed an initial memorandum to end the war, but the 14-point deal leaves the hardest questions over sanctions, nuclear monitoring, Hormuz shipping and Lebanon to a short negotiating window. The United States and…
Ukraine Missile Licensing Marks Shift From Aid Packages to Wartime Production
G7 support for licensed production of air-defence and long-range weapons would move Ukraine’s military supply model beyond emergency deliveries. The question is whether Western governments and defence companies can convert political approval into factory output quickly enough. Western support for…
US “NATO 3.0” Push Turns Europe’s Defence Burden Into a Force-Planning Test
Washington’s call for a tougher “NATO 3.0” is not only a spending demand. It forces European allies to plan for crises in which US aircraft, carriers, tankers and command assets may no longer be available by default. The United States’…
Denmark’s Latvia Deployment Turns NATO Baltic Reinforcement Into Troops on the Ground
Denmark’s plan to send an 850-strong battalion to Latvia in autumn shows NATO’s Baltic deterrence becoming more concrete, as European allies translate eastern-flank commitments into scheduled troop rotations. Denmark’s decision to deploy an 850-strong battalion to Latvia in the autumn…
G7 Ukraine Pledge Tests Whether Air-Defence Promises Can Become Deliveries
G7 leaders have pledged additional air-defence systems, interceptors and long-range capabilities for Ukraine. The question is whether the commitment can be converted into weapons before Russia intensifies its winter strike campaign. The G7 summit in Évian has produced a renewed…