


Russia has deployed a submarine and other naval assets to accompany an oil tanker pursued across the Atlantic by the United States Coast Guard, escalating a sanctions-enforcement operation into a direct encounter with Russian military forces in international waters. The…

In the evolving theatre of modern war, one threat has proven both ubiquitous and vexing: the small, agile drone. From the deserts of the Middle East to the plains of Eastern Europe, unmanned aerial systems (UAS) have become indispensable to…

On paper, Readiness 2030 is the European Union’s bold answer to a deteriorating global security landscape. The initiative, quietly rebranded from its bluntly honest predecessor, ReArm Europe, promises to channel as much as €800 billion into defence spending through loans,…

Ukraine’s commander of Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, has said Ukrainian drone units killed or wounded more than 33,000 Russian troops in December 2025, describing it as the first time drone-only losses matched Russia’s reported monthly intake of contract…

When news broke that an optical fibre cable beneath the Baltic Sea had been damaged off Latvia’s coast, the reaction in Riga was swift, measured and — crucially — decisive. In an age when hesitation can invite speculation and ambiguity…

According to flight tracking data and aerospace observers, a cluster of U.S. Air Force strategic airlift flights has been arriving at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire and RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk. These are not the routine rotations of personnel and materiel…

British and French forces have successfully carried out a precision air strike against a significant Islamic State (ISIS) arms depot in northern Syria, officials say. The operation, undertaken on Saturday night, marks a noteworthy advance in the continuing campaign against…

Germany’s decision to host a production line for Ukrainian military drones may look, at first glance, like a technical footnote in a long and grinding war. In truth, it marks something more consequential: a subtle but unmistakable recalibration of how…

Across the Continent, Europe’s once-placid boulevards, civic squares and national capitals are no longer the preserve of political deliberation alone. They have become theatres of escalating civil unrest — and the scale and frequency of these confrontations should trouble every…

For much of the post-war era, Japan defined itself by restraint. Its pacifist constitution, born of defeat and devastation, shaped a national identity rooted in economic strength rather than military power. Yet as we move into 2026, Japan is quietly…