The Ukrainian withdrawal from Kursk: planned or forced? 13/03/2025 | Igor Markic After more than 6 months, it seems that the forces of the Ukraine are definitely withdrawing from the Russian Oblast of Kursk. According to some,… [read more]

Singapore accelerates armed forces modernisation 10/03/2025 | Mike Rajkumar Singapore will accelerate the modernisation of its armed forces to enhance their capability in multi-domain conflict. Singapore’s Defence Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen recently outlined… [read more]

Does President Trump follow a strategy or is democracy under threat? 06/03/2025 | Pietro Batacchi After the ‘Oval Office battle’ with Zelensky, which left dead and wounded in the Western camp, can we still speak of a rationale behind Trump's… [read more]

Without US intelligence, Ukraine is “blind” and “deaf” 06/03/2025 | Editorial Team After last Friday's Oval Office duel, President Trump suspended the delivery of US military aid to Ukraine. According to White House officials, the halt will… [read more]

President Macron might be right, but Europe is powerless due to past mistakes 06/03/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone (Reporting from Paris) French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a pivotal address on March 5, 2025, outlining the challenges facing France and Europe amid shifting global dynamics. His speech… [read more]

Europe seeks greater security role but is divided on Ukraine peacekeeping 19/02/2025 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) Europe would be prepared to take greater control of its security and support a "lasting peace" in Ukraine but remains divided on deploying peacekeeping forces.… [read more]

IDEX 2025, the UAE expands its role in the region 17/02/2025 | Pietro Batacchi (reporting from Abu Dhabi) The most important exhibition for Middle Eastern defence, IDEX, has started today at the gigantic ADNEC (Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center), as usual, now in… [read more]

Ukraine, negotiations start, driven by power politics 13/02/2025 | Pietro Batacchi With yesterday's phone calls to Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, US President Donald Trump has formally opened negotiations on Ukraine. As he promised during his… [read more]

Paris AI Action Summit: France seeks a leading role in “frugal AI” 13/02/2025 | Giulia Tilenni The AI Action Summit held on 10 and 11 February in Paris, and co-chaired by India and France, brought together global leaders, tech executives, and… [read more]

Breaking the bank: EU explores 'full flexibility' for defence spending 04/02/2025 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) Faced with cyberattacks and geopolitical crises and caught between the Russian anvil and the (plastic) hammer of US threats, the EU agreed to strengthen critical… [read more]

RisiKo! Let’s invade Greenland! 30/01/2025 | Giulia Tilenni In the last few weeks, the newly sworn in US President, Donald Trump, reaffirmed US’ interest in acquiring Greenland, a choice justified as “a need… [read more]

Leonardo and Baykar towards partnership 30/01/2025 | Pietro Batacchi Italy's Leonardo and the Turkish company Baykar are exploring important industrial synergies in the field of unmanned technologies, according to Leonardo's official communications. As we… [read more]

Italy and Saudi Arabia establish strategic partneship - with special focus on defence ties 29/01/2025 | Pietro Batacchi Italy and Saudi Arabia have signed an agreement to strengthen ties between the two countries and bring them to the level of strategic partnership. The… [read more]

Russia and Iran sign a new 20-year strategic partnership 28/01/2025 | Fabio Di Felice Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a long-discussed (and criticized) Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty. The agreement was signed on January 17th… [read more]

IRON WALL, the new IDF's operation in Jenin 22/01/2025 | Carolina Paizs Just 3 days after the beginning of the ceasefire in Gaza – which, at least for now, seems to be holding – the Israel Defence… [read more]

MBDA makes ROXEL a fully-owned subsidiary 14/01/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli MBDA has announced that ROXEL, strategic supplier of rocket motors and energetic, is being made a wholly-owned subsidiary after the Group has completed the acquisition… [read more]

Deadlock breaks, Joseph Aoun new President of Lebanon 14/01/2025 | Pietro Batacchi After more than two years of stalemate, with one office remaining vacant, Lebanon has its new President, the Commander of the LAF (Lebanese Armed Forces),… [read more]

Industry Talks: the renaissance of the Eurofighter Typhoon 20/12/2024 | Pietro Batacchi At the end of December, the Spanish Government signed with NETMA (NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency) and the Eurofighter consortium the contract for the… [read more]

Israel and the new geopolitics in the Middle East 18/12/2024 | Pietro Batacchi One can argue about the methods - which led the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for war crimes against him - but… [read more]

The point on the Russian air force in Syria 17/12/2024 | Andrea Mottola According to a video shot on 12 December by a local TV drone flying near the Hmeimim/Jableh base, Russia still has at least 15 combat… [read more]