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EU Court Backs Italy’s Covid Vaccination Rule for Military Personnel
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that Italy’s compulsory Covid-19 vaccination requirement for military personnel did not breach EU anti-discrimination law, in a judgment clarifying the legal scope of personnel rules for armed forces. The Court…
Prague’s Defence Retreat Risks Confirming Washington’s Worst Suspicions
The Czech Republic’s decision to miss NATO’s defence spending target for yet another year could hardly come at a worse moment for the Atlantic alliance. At a time when Russia’s war against Ukraine continues to reshape Europe’s security landscape and…
UK Drone Package Shows Frozen Russian Assets Moving Into Ukraine’s War Economy
Britain’s plan to supply Ukraine with 150,000 drones by the end of 2026 shows how proceeds from immobilised Russian sovereign assets are being converted into battlefield hardware, linking sanctions policy directly to defence procurement. Britain’s pledge to provide Ukraine with…
US “NATO 3.0” Push Turns Europe’s Defence Burden Into a Force-Planning Test
Washington’s call for a tougher “NATO 3.0” is not only a spending demand. It forces European allies to plan for crises in which US aircraft, carriers, tankers and command assets may no longer be available by default. The United States’…
UK Defence Spending Row Deepens as Drone and Procurement Questions Test NATO Credibility
Britain’s defence spending row has moved beyond headline budget numbers, after Al Carns’ criticism of MoD waste exposed a deeper fight over drones, procurement priorities and NATO credibility. The UK’s defence spending row has deepened into a wider argument over…
France Picks MBDA and Safran as Europe’s Deep-Strike Gap Moves Into Procurement
France’s move to enter exclusive negotiations with MBDA and Safran for a successor to its long-range rocket system signals that Europe’s deep-strike debate is moving from capability papers into procurement decisions.
Russia’s Latest Mass Strike Puts NATO Border Air Defence Back Under Pressure
Russia’s latest missile and drone attack on Ukraine again forced Poland to activate aircraft, underlining the recurring air-defence burden carried by NATO states on the Alliance’s eastern border.
NATO Homeland Defence Warning Shows Rear Areas Are No Longer Safe Assumptions
A senior NATO commander's warning that Western homelands can no longer be treated as safe rear areas points to a hard lesson from Ukraine: logistics, factories, ports, bases and civilian infrastructure are now part of the battlefield.
Ukraine’s Distributed Defence Production Model Challenges Europe’s Factory Assumptions
Ukraine's wartime defence industry is forcing Europe to ask whether rearmament should be measured only by output, or also by whether factories can survive missile and drone attack.
France May Quit Franco-German Tank Project as Europe’s Defence Cooperation Strains Further
Rheinmetall's warning over a possible French exit from MGCS points to a wider problem: Europe's flagship defence projects are being weakened by industrial rivalry, budget pressure and national control disputes.