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“Enough Is Enough”: The West Must Hit Russia Where It Hurts, Urges Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith is rarely, if ever, accused of understatement, and his contribution to Wednesday’s Commons debate on Russian drones straying into Polish airspace was characteristically blunt. Fresh from a visit to Ukraine, he cut through the platitudes and…
Jets scramble, policy hesitates: Alliance response to Poland incursions underwhelms
Poland and its allies scrambled fighter aircraft overnight on 10–11 September after nineteen unmanned aerial systems — launched during a large Russian strike on Ukraine — violated Polish airspace. Polish F-16s, supported by Dutch and Italian jets, shot down several…
Britain Backs Ukraine With Mass Drone Production in Major Defence Shift
Britain’s announcement this week that it will mass-produce Ukrainian-designed interceptor drones marks a sharp acceleration in support for Kyiv—and a move that may redefine Europe’s air defence in a war of drones and missiles. The UK aims for “thousands” of…
Poland Triggers NATO’s Article 4 After Russia’s Drone Attack
In a striking turn of events that has set alarm bells clanging in the heart of NATO, Poland confronted an unprecedented violation: at least 19 Iranian-made Shahed drones, launched amid a devastating Russian aerial assault on Ukraine, breached its airspace…
Russia Strikes NATO Territory: Putin’s War Has Crossed The Border
The line has been crossed. For the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a Russian suicide drone has slammed into NATO soil whilst U.S. and other NATO allies scrambled jets. The target was Wyryki, a sleepy village…
Baltic–Nordic report: Russian GNSS interference disrupted almost 123,000 flights in four months
Nearly 123,000 flights were affected by interference traced to Russian territory in the first four months of 2025, according to a joint submission to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) by Sweden and five neighbouring states. The authorities describe the…
Brussels Preaches Security, Yet Leaves Civilians Defenceless
For months now, the rhetoric out of Brussels has been thick with solemn talk of “readiness” and “resilience.” Ursula von der Leyen and her officials trumpet new European Defence Industrial Strategies, issue communiqués about stockpiling ammunition, and discuss force integration…
Europe’s Veterans Are Leading the Defence Tech Revolution
For too long, Europe has relied on words rather than deeds to shore up its security. Ministers talk of sovereignty and resilience, yet when it comes to defence technology, the continent has lagged behind. Now, however, an unexpected force is…
Macron and Starmer Struggle as Putin Calls Western Troops “Legitimate Targets”
French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer have unveiled plans for a multinational reassurance force in Ukraine—but vagueness, hesitancy, and the unpredictable interventions of Donald Trump threaten to undermine their efforts and embolden Vladimir Putin. The latest…
What a Socialist Government Under Olivier Faure Would Mean for France’s Security – and Europe’s
The prospect of a Socialist government in France, under Olivier Faure, may look on the surface like an ordinary change of political colour. Yet beneath the rhetoric of fairness and redistribution lie serious questions about how such a shift would…