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Russia and Ukraine target ports and energy sites in widening drone war
The latest attacks on Izmail, Moscow-bound drones and Russian industrial sites point to a widening infrastructure war, in which ports, refineries, air defences and logistics networks have become central targets. Russia and Ukraine have intensified attacks on each other’s infrastructure,…
Moscow Tests Nuclear Command Readiness in Major Land, Sea and Air Exercise
Moscow says the drills will test command, control and co-ordination across its strategic forces, while Ukraine warns that Russian nuclear activity involving Belarus poses a direct challenge to European and global security. Russia has announced a major exercise involving its…
Britain’s Military Industrial Base Is Growing — But Not Fast Enough
For much of the post-Cold War era, Britain treated defence manufacturing as an industrial inheritance rather than a strategic necessity. Shipyards shrank, ammunition plants closed, and procurement policy drifted towards a model that prioritised global supply chains over sovereign capability.…
Norway joins EU Baltic framework as security concerns widen in the north
Norway’s entry into the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region reflects a wider shift in northern European security, where maritime infrastructure, energy routes and hybrid threats have become central to regional cooperation. Norway has formally joined the EU Strategy…
Russian Strikes Renew Pressure on Ukraine’s Layered Air Defences
Russia’s overnight attacks on Odesa, Dnipro and other Ukrainian regions underline the continuing pressure on Ukraine’s air-defence network, as Kyiv faces repeated combined attacks involving drones, missiles, airstrikes and shelling. Russia launched another series of overnight attacks on Ukraine, targeting…
Belarus Nuclear Drills Raise Pressure on NATO’s Eastern Flank
Belarus has begun training linked to the use of Russian nuclear weapons, adding a new military signal on NATO’s eastern border as Moscow and Minsk deepen their defence integration. Belarus said on Monday that its armed forces had begun training…
German front company case exposes gaps in Russia sanctions enforcement
Investigators say a Lübeck-based trading firm was used to route European dual-use technology through Turkey and into Russia’s defence sector. German investigators have uncovered a sanctions evasion network that allegedly used a trading company in Lübeck to move European dual-use…
Cuba drone claims sharpen fears of a new US confrontation in the Caribbean
Havana says Washington is fabricating a military threat, as reports of Cuban drones, Russian and Iranian links, and possible charges against Raúl Castro raise tensions around Guantánamo. Cuba has accused the United States of fabricating intelligence about a drone threat,…
Belgian Military Recruitment Surge Reflects Renewed National Confidence
Military recruitment across much of Western Europe is in decline as younger generations appeared increasingly detached from the idea of service, defence budgets languished and armed forces struggled to compete with the private sector for talent. Yet Belgium is now…
How Trump Is Weakening the Atlantic Alliance
For decades, the great strategic assumption underpinning the Western alliance was simple: the United States might at times be impatient, overbearing or self-interested, but it remained fundamentally committed to the security and sovereignty of its allies. That assumption is now…