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France and Poland launch joint military satellite project as Gdańsk summit sharpens defence agenda
France and Poland used their first bilateral summit under the Treaty of Nancy to widen defence cooperation, backing a joint military communications satellite project, closer industrial coordination and a broader strategic dialogue on European security. France and Poland moved to…
War Stocks Lose Firepower: Investors Rethink Europe’s Defence Boom as Battlefield Realities Shift
For much of the past four years, Europe’s defence sector has enjoyed the sort of investor enthusiasm usually reserved for Silicon Valley. War, or the fear of it, proved a reliable stimulant. From the shock of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…
Ankara Summit to Decide NATO’s Strategic Future
As NATO steels itself for a summer summit in Ankara that may prove pivotal to the alliance’s future direction, its Deputy Secretary General has issued a clear message: rhetoric alone will no longer suffice. Speaking at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum,…
Wartime Economy: Washington’s uneasy pivot to industrial mobilisation
The spectacle of Washington courting Detroit is not new. It carries the unmistakable echo of another era, when American industry was marshalled with urgency and purpose, and assembly lines once devoted to civilian comforts were repurposed for national survival. However,…
Ankara presses case for inclusion in Europe’s defence projects
Turkey is pressing for a wider role in Europe’s defence architecture as NATO allies reassess capability, industrial resilience and the future balance of responsibility between Europe and the United States. The issue has gained renewed relevance because of Ankara’s position…
IMF puts defence spending and conflict economics at centre of April outlook release
The IMF released analytical chapters on 8 April examining the macroeconomics of defence spending, conflict and recovery, placing security-driven fiscal pressures at the centre of its spring outlook cycle. The International Monetary Fund placed defence spending, conflict and post-war recovery…
Rutte in Washington for Trump meeting as NATO burden-sharing pressure returns
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is in Washington on 8 April for talks with Donald Trump and senior US officials as pressure builds over burden-sharing, defence spending and the political direction of the alliance. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is…
Germany moves to clarify overseas-travel rules for military-age men
Germany is trying to contain political and public criticism after attention focused on a provision in its updated military service framework requiring men aged 17 to 45 to seek permission before spending more than three months abroad. The issue moved…
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From Cyprus to the Falkland Islands: Britain’s Defence Failures Are Slowly Mounting
The rhetoric coming out of Buenos Aires this past week should not be dismissed as mere posturing. When Javier Milei stands before his nation and reasserts Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands—while pledging to rebuild his country’s armed forces and…
Trump’s NATO threat sharpens focus on Europe’s role as Rutte heads to Washington
Donald Trump’s statement that he is considering taking the United States out of NATO has pushed Europe’s burden-sharing debate into a more immediate phase, despite fresh alliance data showing a sharp rise in European and Canadian defence spending. Donald Trump’s…