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Keir Starmer’s Defence Bonanza Is Heavy on Headlines, Light on Credibility
Britain’s political class has finally rediscovered defence. After three decades spent harvesting the post-Cold War peace dividend, ministers now speak the language of deterrence with almost evangelical conviction. Russia is rearming. China is expanding. NATO is under pressure. Europe must…
Collective Defence: A Clear Signal from Washington Strengthens Europe’s Eastern Shield
Few regions illustrate the value of collective defence more vividly than the Baltic states. Sharing borders with Russia and Belarus, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania occupy NATO’s most exposed frontier. Against that backdrop, General Chris Donahue’s unequivocal assurance that the United…
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…
Rutte’s London visit puts NATO burden-sharing back on Britain’s agenda
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s visit to London on Monday puts Britain’s defence plans under renewed scrutiny less than two weeks before allied leaders meet in Ankara. According to the Alliance’s advisory, Rutte is due to meet Prime Minister Sir…
Kyiv Ballistic Strike Keeps Ukraine’s Air-Defence Gap at Centre of NATO Pressure
Russia’s latest ballistic attack on Kyiv injured civilians and caused fires only days before NATO leaders meet in Ankara. It underscores why launchers alone are not enough: Ukraine needs a sustained supply of interceptors, sensors and trained crews able to…
French Seizure of Tanker Deliver Moves Shadow-Fleet Enforcement Into the Mediterranean
France’s interception of the Russia-linked tanker Deliver off Sicily shows European sanctions enforcement becoming an operational naval task along the route connecting Russian oil terminals to the Suez Canal and Asian markets. France has intercepted and diverted the oil tanker…
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…