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Europe’s New Battleground: Iran’s Criminal Proxy War Comes to the Streets of the West

Britain is under sustained attack from Iran—not with armies, but through assassins, cyberweapons, and street-level criminal proxies. In a damning new report, the UK Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) warns that Tehran has become one of the most active and unpredictable hostile actors targeting the United Kingdom today. Iran’s hybrid offensive is a campaign

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China Wants the War to Continue

Diplomacy, News

Beijing’s strategic calculus in Ukraine is no accident—it’s a multi-front investment. On 3 July 2025, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stunned European counterparts behind closed doors in Brussels by stating bluntly that China “cannot afford to let Russia lose the war in Ukraine”, warning that if Russia collapses, the United States would be free to

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B2 and an Bunker Bomb (Image: US Air Force)

Air Supremacy in Tehran’s Shadow: The US Joins Israel’s High-Stakes Bombing Campaign

News, Strategy, Technology, Weapons

The skies over Iran have entered a new era of vulnerability. As Israel’s elite F‑35I “Adir” fighters carved deep into Iranian airspace, the United States launched a simultaneous strike using its GBU‑57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOPs), marking both countries’ most audacious joint operation against Tehran’s nuclear network. Israeli F‑35s, supported by F‑15s and F‑16s, led

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Russian Grip on Finnish Logistics: Sanctioned Interests Still Embedded in Ports and Trucking

News

Finland’s logistics sector is facing uncomfortable questions after fresh revelations exposed deep-rooted Russian involvement in both road freight and maritime operations. While Russian-linked trucking firms like PLC Transit Service and Moroz are now under police scrutiny, a major Russian port operator remains firmly embedded in Finland’s critical infrastructure. Despite EU sanctions, Global Ports—part-owned by Rosatom—still

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Russian tanks stuck in mud, on February 10th, 2022. Location: possible from the range in Rostov region. (Image: A Screen capture from Liveuamap X/TikTok post. https://x.com/Liveuamap/status/1491877240132546568)

Still Stuck in the Mud: Why Russian Tanks Carry Logs in the 21st Century

News, Technology

In footage from the war in Ukraine, eagle-eyed observers keep spotting something strange: thick, stripped logs lashed to the rear of Russian tanks. No, they’re not firewood, and they’re not some crude form of extra armour either. They’re a Cold War-era survival tool – a so-called unditching beam and they’re still in use because, even

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Three F/A-18s Lost in Eight Days — From the Red Sea to the Arctic

News

In a troubling cluster of events, three F/A-18 Super Hornets have been lost in separate incidents within just over a week —two in operational accidents on USS Harry S. Truman and a crash of a Finnish “Legacy” Hornet in Lapland. These incidents are sparking renewed scrutiny of the aircraft’s operational reliability and broader questions about

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Unexploded land mines and cluster bombs remains picked up all around Cambodia after war, now set in Museum of landmines in Siem Reap Cambodia. Huge amount of ammunition is still laying in countryside. (Image: Shutterstock)

Defence Over Diplomacy: Finland Reassesses Landmine Ban

Diplomacy, News, Politics

Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo declared that the nation intends to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, the international treaty banning anti-personnel landmines. Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have recently announced similar intentions, citing escalating security threats from Russia. “Withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention will allow us to prepare for changes in the security environment in

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ReArming Europe: €800 Billion Defence Investment Project

Business, News, Politics

In response to escalating geopolitical tensions and a shifting global security landscape, the European Union (EU) has unveiled an ambitious plan to bolster its defence capabilities. Dubbed the “ReArm Europe” initiative, this strategy aims to mobilize up to €800 billion by 2030 to enhance Europe’s military readiness and reduce reliance on external allies. The policy

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Keir Starmer’s Call to Action: The Formation of a New ‘Coalition of the Willing’

News, Politics

In mid-March 2025, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer unveiled a bold initiative: the formation of a new “Coalition of the Willing.” This coalition aims to unify European nations and global allies in a concerted effort to support Ukraine amidst its ongoing conflict with Russia. Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, dismissed Starmer’s plan as “a

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Leopard 2A6. Image: Finnish Defence Forces

Nordic Nations Unite to Harmonise Ammunition Certification

News

Following the 2024 Nordic Defence Cooperation Agreement, Finland, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden are tightening their alliance with a technical pact to standardise ammunition certification. The goal is to simplify joint procurement and ensure seamless interoperability across the Nordic NATO members. Denmark has selected Nammo, a Norwegian-Finnish defence company, to recommence its ammunition production in Jutland.

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