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Trump advisers push force as White House studies Venezuela scenarios
The Trump administration has developed a set of military options aimed at removing Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, ranging from stand-off airstrikes to a special-forces raid to capture or kill the Venezuelan leader, according to multiple U.S. officials cited by The…
Seoul says 10,000 North Korean troops deployed near Russia–Ukraine border
South Korea’s intelligence service has assessed that around 10,000 North Korean troops are currently deployed near the Russia–Ukraine border, with an additional contingent of construction and engineering personnel sent to Russia since September. The assessment was disclosed by National Assembly…
Ukraine’s drone campaign coincides with new US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil
Ukrainian forces struck two sites linked to Russia’s oil and petrochemicals sector overnight on 4 November, with fires reported in Sterlitamak, Bashkortostan, and in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod region. Regional authorities in Bashkortostan said an industrial facility in Sterlitamak had been…
Pentagon deems Tomahawk transfer to Ukraine feasible; decision rests with Trump
The Pentagon has judged that supplying Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles would not degrade U.S. military readiness, according to reporting attributed to multiple U.S. and European officials. The assessment, delivered to the White House earlier this month, effectively leaves…
Ukraine says it destroyed a Russian ‘Oreshnik’ launcher at Kapustin Yar — Kyiv reveals covert strike
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has said that one of Russia’s three “Oreshnik” intermediate-range ballistic missile systems was destroyed in a covert operation at the Kapustin Yar test range in Russia’s Astrakhan region. The claim was made on 31 October during…
America’s Naval Forces Shift and What It Means for the Atlantic Neighbourhood
When the Pentagon confirmed on 24th October that the carrier strike group led by the Gerald R. Ford would deploy to the waters of the Caribbean under the aegis of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) it signalled more than another…
From Treaty Collapse to Battlefield: Russia Tests Europe’s Defences With Iskander
Kyiv confirms deployment of 9M729 – Iskander missiles – vindicating Donald Trump’s warnings and rattling Europe’s defences. When Ukraine confirmed this week that Russia had deployed the 9M729 ground-launched cruise missile – Iskander -the very weapon that led Donald Trump…
Polish MiG-29s again intercept Russian reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic
Polish Air Force MiG-29 fighter jets have intercepted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea for the second time this week, Poland’s defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Thursday, 30 October. Speaking at a press conference in Kartuzy, he…
London’s Defence Pact with Doha Revives British Strategic Leadership
When John Healey, the UK’s Defence Secretary, touched down in Doha this week, he did more than sign another bilateral security accord. He helped signal a recalibration of London’s strategic horizon, one in which the Gulf – not just Europe…
Trump orders immediate US nuclear testing as Moscow touts new weapons
US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to “immediately” begin testing American nuclear weapons, citing the need to respond to rival powers “on an equal basis”. The directive was issued hours after Vladimir Putin announced Russia had tested Poseidon,…