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Is Bulgaria Becoming the EU’s New Sick Man of Europe?
Sofia’s decision to halt arms supplies to Kyiv is not simply a national policy adjustment. It raises questions about EU cohesion, NATO reliability, defence-industrial planning, and the durability of long-term security commitments in wartime. Bulgaria’s announcement that it will stop…
America’s Defence Contractors Find New Purpose in a New Era of Strategic Competition
The White House’s decision to convene senior executives from America’s leading defence contractors reflects more than an immediate response to geopolitical turbulence. It signals a renewed determination to rebuild the industrial foundations that have long underpinned the country’s strategic strength…
Russia’s Northern Build-Up Puts NATO’s New Frontier Under Pressure
Russia is expanding military infrastructure close to NATO’s northern and Baltic borders, raising concern that Moscow is preparing for a larger and more permanent force posture opposite Finland, Norway, Estonia and the Baltic Sea region. A joint Nordic-Baltic investigation, based…
Taiwan’s mobile missile strategy sharpens focus on asymmetric defence
Taiwan’s latest live-fire exercises on its western coastline offered more than a display of military hardware. They represented the clearest articulation yet of Taipei’s evolving defence doctrine: mobility, survivability and the ability to inflict significant damage on a superior adversary.…
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…
Ukraine’s Flamingo Strike on Cheboksary Exposes Pressure on Russia’s Military Electronics Base
Ukraine’s reported long-range strike on the VNIIR-Progress defence electronics plant in Cheboksary has underlined Kyiv’s growing ability to reach Russian military-industrial targets deep inside the country and disrupt the production chain behind Moscow’s missile and drone attacks. The plant, located…
China and Taiwan’s Maritime Stand-off Signals a Dangerous New Phase
China and Taiwan’s latest confrontation over coast guard patrols east of the island underlines an increasingly volatile reality in the western Pacific: the battle for influence is no longer confined to fighter jets crossing median lines or naval exercises in…
Russia Modifies Kalibr Missiles with Cluster Warheads and Imported Electronics, Ukraine Says
Russia has modified the Kalibr cruise missiles used in attacks on Ukraine, fitting some of them with cluster warheads and returning to imported electronic components after an apparent attempt to rely on Russian-made parts, according to a detailed technical assessment…
Russia From Stalin to Putin: Why Europe’s Centre-Right Sees a Disturbing Continuity
Eighty-five years after the Soviet Union carried out the mass deportations that scarred the Baltic states and reshaped Eastern Europe, European politicians are drawing uncomfortable parallels between the crimes of the Stalinist era and Vladimir Putin’s conduct in Ukraine. The…
Swiss Patriot delays put European air-defence alternatives back in focus
Switzerland is weighing European alternatives to the US-made Patriot air-defence system after delivery delays reopened a wider debate over dependence on American missile-defence technology. The issue has moved beyond a national procurement problem. It now sits within a larger European…