NATO 3.0: proclaimed unity and the new transatlantic contract 13/02/2026 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) After weeks of underlying tensions - from the “Greenland dossier” revived by Donald Trump to the collapse of US-EU trade talks that included defence procurement… [read more]

Second US Carrier Strike Group could reinforce the LINCOLN CSG in the Gulf 12/02/2026 | Editorial Team According to the Wall Street Journal, the Pentagon has reportedly ordered a second Carrier Strike Group (CSG) to prepare for deployment to the Middle East,… [read more]

SCAF/FCAS: Requiem for a Fighter 10/02/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone When Europe’s leaders unveiled the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) in 2017, they sold it as the embodiment of strategic autonomy and technological sovereignty; less… [read more]

World Defense Show kicks off in Riyadh, as the Gulf teeters on the brink of War 09/02/2026 | Pietro Batacchi (Reporting from Riyadh) The third edition of the World Defense Show (WDS) opened yesterday at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center, some 70 km from the capital,… [read more]

Conflict lessons indicate navies must keep building the maritime surveillance net 09/02/2026 | Dr Lee Willett, reporting from London Ukraine’s successful sinking of the Russian Federation Navy’s Slava-class cruiser MOSKVA – its Black Sea Fleet flagship – on 14 April 2022 was one of… [read more]

Taiwan's HIMARS gambit: forward deployment to China’s doorstep 02/02/2026 | Editorial Team Taiwan's planned deployment of US-supplied Lockheed Martin HIMARS rocket launchers to outlying islands within sight of the Chinese mainland represents a tactical escalation that sharpens… [read more]

Romania: EU loans are reshaping the Black Sea's strategic landscape 02/02/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Romania has unveiled one of Europe's most ambitious defence modernisation programmes, leveraging €16.6 billion from the European Union's Security Action for Europe (SAFE) instrument to… [read more]

Sweden opens historic nuclear dialogue with France (between lights and shadows) 29/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Sweden has confirmed preliminary discussions with France and the United Kingdom on potential nuclear weapons cooperation. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's revelation to Sweden's SVT broadcaster… [read more]

EU on Greenland: economic giant and political-strategic actor? 27/01/2026 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) For decades, the European Union has carried the label coined by Belgian politician Mark Eyskens: a “giant economic power and a political dwarf”, sometimes mockingly… [read more]

The US reinforces its military posture in the Middle East 23/01/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA The reinforcement of the US aeronaval posture in the Middle East is continuing at a rapid pace, with a potential window for an American strike… [read more]

War at the margins, deals at the dockside: reading the Gulf through DIMDEX 19/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone War has returned to the Gulf as a lived experience. The Iranian ballistic missile strike on Al Udeid, the largest combat employment of PATRIOT in… [read more]

Macron's nuclear warning? France signals deterrence over Greenland crisis 15/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone An emergency defence council meeting has been held at the Élysée Palace this Thursday, 15 January 2026. Afterwards, Emmanuel Macron delivered his New Year's address… [read more]

Trump’s threats to Greenland: military intervention or strategic cooperation? 13/01/2026 | Francesca Genovese Following the US military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump has once again threatened Greenland. His statements fit… [read more]

Iran: What’s next? Options on the ground and the potential clash between the Pasdaran and the Artesh 12/01/2026 | Pietro Batacchi The Iranian regime is brutally suffocating the internal uprising. The internet blackout remains in place, and the Pasdaran are currently engaged in jamming Starlink in… [read more]

2026 Xi’s New Year (reunification) speech 12/01/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Following one of the biggest naval exercises around Taiwan at the end of December, China’s President, Xi Jinping, has vowed to reunify China and Taiwan… [read more]

Trump: USD 1.5 Trillion for Defence by 2027. A challenge to China 08/01/2026 | Pietro Batacchi A new, bombastic announcement from the irrepressible President Trump, who stated his intention to raise US defence spending to as much as USD 1.5 trillion… [read more]

Greenlights to the deployment of “Coalition of the Willing” troops on Ukrainian territory 07/01/2026 | Francesca Genovese On Tuesday, 6 January 2026, during a summit held in Paris, the 35 countries of the so-called Coalition of the Willing agreed on a set… [read more]

Venezuela, Greenland, Iran: Trump’s revisionist fury and a red-hot 2026 07/01/2026 | Pietro Batacchi In the hours following the operation that led to Maduro’s capture, President Trump stated that the United States would “run the transaction” in Venezuela, returned… [read more]

From the United States $11.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan 19/12/2025 | Editorial Team The US Department of State has approved 8 potential Foreign Military Sales (FMS) cases, with a total value of approximately $11.1 billion, to the Taipei… [read more]

UK takes further programme steps on ‘Atlantic Bastion’ ASW concept 10/12/2025 | Dr Lee Willett, reporting from London During the Royal Navy’s International Sea Power Conference, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Royal Navy (RN), in partnership with the Council on Geostrategy,… [read more]