The South Korean K2 main battle tank and Germany’s Leopard 2 rank among the best-selling MBTs in Europe. Poland alone has ordered 1,000 K2s, while the Leopard 2 continues to secure strong demand across the continent. Both are built around
Baltic Sea naval modernisation is building a layered regional architecture. Crewed vessels are being renewed for patrol, mine warfare, and air defence. Coastal and land-based missile forces are expanding. Submarines remain central to intelligence and deterrence. Unmanned systems are emerging
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Denmark went to the polls on amid heightened warnings of foreign interference, with intelligence services and European analysts pointing to sustained Russian influence activity in the final phase of the campaign. There is evidence of foreign attempts to interfere in
Sweden’s Saab AB, Norway’s Kongsberg Gruppen and Finland’s Patria each delivered outstanding results in 2025, reflecting a historic surge in European defence demand. All three reported double-digit revenue growth and record order backlogs. Together, they captured numerous major contracts and
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The renewed threat of disruption to the Strait of Hormuz is again reminding defence planners of the vulnerability of global energy logistics in major conflicts. Naval modernisation is increasingly tied not only to weapons and sensors but also to energy
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The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, in a joint US–Israeli strike has pushed the region out of the long shadow war and into open, state-to-state coercion. Tehran’s response, ballistic missiles, drones, and sustained pressure against Israel and US-linked
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As leaders and security officials gathered in Munich, the most consequential shift in the information war was about the systems that decide what any of us sees in the first place. The latest analysis from NATO’s Strategic Communications Centre of
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When the last US troops left Afghanistan in August 2021, Washington said it was ending a war, not abandoning a country. In practice, it did both. And in doing so, tilted the region toward Chinese influence. Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and
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Investors in Europe’s defence industry are unintended winners from the Greenland drama, beyond Moscow and Beijing. Donald Trump’s threats towards Denmark have accelerated a trend already underway, as rising military budgets and doubts about the durability of US security guarantees
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Major powers are behaving as if enforcement is optional. The US operation in Venezuela is the most dramatic illustration so far this year. China’s Taiwan drills are the most consequential rehearsal. Russia’s Ukraine campaign is the costliest grind. Together, they
Global Crisis Hotspots in 2026: Escalations from Venezuela to Taiwan Read More »
