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Exercise Talisman Sabre: American Paratroopers Descend on Australia in Spectacular Night Drop
They dropped from the stars with the precision of a scalpel and the impact of a hammer. At precisely the right moment on July 14th, in the pitch-black skies above rural Australia, U.S. Army paratroopers descended through the night, their…
The EU’s Defence Union Dream May Not Survive Its’ First Clash With Reality
The European Union’s bureaucrats are once again dreaming imperial dreams. This time, it is not a federal treasury, a pan-continental digital currency, or another ill-fated push for “strategic autonomy”—but a “single market for defence”. At the heart of this latest…
Europe at the Brink: Are the EU’s 27 Member States Ready for War?
It is the kind of question that used to be whispered in think tanks and war colleges—an abstract exercise for Europe’s policymakers and generals. Now it is being asked aloud in parliaments, defence ministries, and increasingly anxious households from Vilnius…
RAF Prepares for Transformation as Air Marshal Harv Smyth Named New Chief of the Air Staff
The Royal Air Force is set to enter a new era of warfighting readiness under the leadership of Air Marshal Harv Smyth CB OBE DFC MA RAF, whose appointment as Chief of the Air Staff and Aide-de-Camp to His Majesty…
A Drone Surge Could Tilt the Balance in Ukraine’s War Against Russia
A large-scale Western-funded expansion of Ukraine’s drone capabilities could decisively alter the course of Russia’s invasion, according to a new analysis by Atlantic Council senior fellow Mark Boris Andrijanič. Writing for the Washington-based think tank, Andrijanič argues that investment in…
The Third World War Is on the Threshold – We Are Already Inside It
The question is not when the Third World War will begin. The question is whether we are capable of recognising its course and structure before it reaches a decisive phase. For most analytical institutions outside the theatres of war, this…
SAFE: Europe’s €150bn defence loan fund is a desperate bid to paper over years of military neglect
The European Union’s decision to launch a €150 billion defence loan instrument – dubbed “SAFE” – marks a dramatic departure from decades of post-Cold War complacency. But make no mistake: this is not a show of strength. It is a…
France Is Russia’s Primary Target, says General Thierry Burkhard
In the silence of a tightly controlled briefing room in Paris, France’s highest-ranking military officer delivered what may be the most unvarnished warning Europe has heard in years. “Russia considers France its number one adversary in Europe,” said General Thierry…
Britain and France Lock Shields: A Revived Entente to Deter the Rising Storm.
In an era marked by sharpening threats and resurgent great power competition, Britain and France are once again looking to the future—shoulder to shoulder, missile to missile. Today’s refreshed defence agreement between London and Paris is more than a procurement…
The Silent War Is Already Here – And Britain Is Far From Ready!
The next war is not about to begin with tanks rolling across a border or bombs falling from the sky. It has already begun, quietly, and in plain sight. This was the stark warning issued this week by the House…