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Russia warns European states against hosting French nuclear-capable aircraft
Moscow has warned European countries against hosting French nuclear-capable aircraft, as debate grows over the possible European dimension of France’s nuclear deterrent. Russia has warned European states that they could become military targets if they host French nuclear-capable aircraft, in…
Ukraine says remote-controlled interceptor drones can strike targets from long range
Ukraine’s defence minister says Kyiv has developed interceptor drones that can be controlled remotely over long distances, as the country expands low-cost air-defence technologies to counter Russian drone attacks. Ukraine says it has developed interceptor drones that can be controlled…
Germany publishes first military strategy as Berlin sets out force-growth and reserve plans
Germany has published a new strategic framework for the Bundeswehr, combining its first military strategy with a force-growth plan, a revised reserve model and an administrative reform agenda, in what Berlin presents as a response to the deteriorating European security…
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…
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…
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…
Poland seeks greater autonomy in nuclear deterrence as Europe revisits defence integration
Poland has moved the question of nuclear deterrence closer to the centre of the European security debate after Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that Warsaw wants “as much autonomy as possible” in this field and is holding talks with France and…
ProtectEU: Inside Brussels’ Strategy to Prevent Terrorism
When the European Commission unveiled its new ProtectEU strategy on 26th February, it marked a notable moment in the bloc’s long and often cautious efforts to confront terrorism and violent extremism. The initiative, presented as a comprehensive agenda to prevent…
US allegations over covert Chinese nuclear testing sharpen scrutiny of Beijing’s modernisation drive
Claims by US officials that China may have conducted a covert nuclear explosive test are likely to intensify an already fraught debate over strategic stability, arms control and the pace of Beijing’s military modernisation. The issue re-entered public discussion this…
Major General Wolf-Jürgen Stahl’s Trump Broadside Exposes Europe’s Strategic Anxiety
It is not often that a serving German general publicly dissects the character of an American president. That taboo has now been shattered. Major General Wolf-Jürgen Stahl, head of Berlin’s Federal Academy for Security Policy, has delivered a diagnosis of…