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Germany-Poland Defence Deal Shows Europe’s Security Centre Moving East
Germany and Poland’s new defence agreement is more than bilateral housekeeping: it signals that Europe’s security centre is shifting east, where military mobility, Baltic Sea security and Russia deterrence now converge. Germany and Poland’s new defence agreement marks a practical…
Angela Eagle: The Worrying Case of Britain’s New Security Minister
There is an old assumption in British politics that ministerial competence is transferable. A capable minister, it is said, can move effortlessly from pensions to policing, from agriculture to intelligence, from transport to defence. Mastery of the briefing box, familiarity…
EU Defence Deal Targets Procurement Delays as Industry Faces 2030 Readiness Deadline
The European Union has reached a provisional agreement to simplify defence procurement and speed up approval procedures for military-related projects, in a move intended to address one of the most persistent obstacles to Europe’s rearmament: the time it takes to…
Germany’s Possible GCAP Role Shows How FCAS Collapse Is Reshaping Fighter Politics
Germany’s possible entry into the Global Combat Air Programme has moved from speculation to an active industrial question after the collapse of the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System exposed the fragility of Europe’s sixth-generation fighter ambitions. Leonardo chief executive Lorenzo…
One in Ten Europeans Now See US as an Ally, Poll Finds
Only 11 per cent of Europeans across 15 countries now view the United States as an ally, according to a new European Council on Foreign Relations survey that points to a sharp deterioration in public confidence in the American security…
London Ukraine Talks Expose Europe’s Missile Defence Problem
European leaders used their London meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to underline the need to expand Ukraine’s protection against Russian ballistic missiles, but the statement also exposed a wider European capability problem. Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted Zelenskyy, French President…
London Ukraine meeting tests whether Europe can turn support into security guarantees
The leaders of Britain, France and Germany are meeting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in London in a renewed attempt to coordinate European support for Ukraine and define the security guarantees that could underpin any future settlement with Russia. The talks, hosted…
Turkey seeks larger defence role as Europe rearms and alliances shift
Turkey is seeking a larger role in Western defence markets as European governments increase military spending, expand procurement and reassess their dependence on the United States for long-term security guarantees. The shift reflects both Turkey’s growing defence-industrial capacity and the…
Ukraine’s Fire Point Tests FP-7 Missile as Kyiv Seeks Domestic Ballistic and Air Defence Capability
Ukraine’s defence industry has taken another step towards developing its own ballistic missile and missile defence capability, after Fire Point conducted a controlled flight test of the FP-7.X missile, intended to form the basis of the future Freyja anti-ballistic interceptor…
Scaled-back BALTOPS drill highlights NATO’s maritime stretch in the Baltic
NATO’s annual Baltic Sea naval exercise will begin this week at roughly half last year’s scale, underlining both the alliance’s continuing focus on the region and the pressure on Western naval resources from commitments elsewhere. The US-led BALTOPS exercise will…