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The New Polar Front: Why Greenland Matters Again to Western Defence
In the long Arctic dusk, where the horizon blurs into a pale sheet of ice and the air itself seems to crystallise, modern air power is subjected to a test no laboratory can replicate. This winter the North American Aerospace…
AI Warfare and Europe’s Strategic Illusion
In a wind-swept conference hall on Spain’s Atlantic coast, diplomats last week assembled to discuss the most consequential military revolution since the atom bomb – AI. Artificial intelligence — faster than missiles, cheaper than tanks and more pervasive than any…
Russia accused of intercepting European satellite communications in orbit
European security officials believe Russian “inspector” spacecraft have been intercepting communications from a cluster of key European satellites in geostationary orbit, raising concerns about the exposure of sensitive data and the integrity of space-based infrastructure relied upon by governments, militaries…
New START expiry puts nuclear limits back on agenda as Washington and Moscow reopen channels
The expiry of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) this week has returned nuclear arms control to the centre of US–Russia diplomacy, as officials in Washington and Moscow explore whether any form of restraint can be preserved after…
New Era Munitions: Rostec Debuts Smart 30 mm Shrapnel Round at World Defence Show
Russia’s state technology corporation Rostec has unveiled what it describes as a potent new response: a remotely detonated 30 mm shrapnel round designed to maximise the hit probability against small drones and loitering threats. The ammunition is slated to make…
German war game shows Russia could seize Nato ground — and hold it unchallenged
A war game run in Germany has modelled a limited Russian incursion into Nato territory and found that Moscow could hold ground for several days without triggering an immediate military response from the alliance. The exercise was organised by Die…
Moscow declares freedom to expand nuclear arsenal after New START ends
Russia has said it no longer considers itself bound by restrictions on its strategic nuclear arsenal as the last remaining bilateral nuclear arms control treaty between Moscow and Washington reaches its end. In a statement issued on 4 February, the…
From Treaties to Tensions: How the Nuclear Order Is Unravelling
When Russia’s deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov says Moscow is ready for a world without nuclear limits, he is not threatening apocalypse. He is doing something more unsettling: calmly acknowledging that the era of negotiated restraint between great powers is…
Unidentified drone falls inside Polish electronic warfare base near Suwałki Gap
An unidentified drone fell onto the grounds of a Poland military installation in the town of Przasnysz on 28 January, prompting a Polish Military Police investigation and fresh scrutiny of security at sites tasked with monitoring NATO’s north-eastern flank. The…
New EU funding and procurement architecture for Ukraine shifts towards arms contracts
The European Commission has put forward a new two-year financial package designed to cover a large share of Ukraine’s forecast needs in 2026 and 2027, while tying a substantial portion of EU-level support more directly to defence procurement. The proposals,…