Russia

Russia’s New Nuclear Sea Monster: From Limping Kilos to New Doomsday Weapons

Technology, Weapons

In Severodvinsk on Russia’s Arctic coast, the Navy has just unveiled its latest nuclear submarine – the Khabarovsk, a vessel designed to carry the dreaded Poseidon nuclear torpedo drone. Dubbed a potential Doomsday Weapon, Poseidon is an autonomous, nuclear-propelled torpedo said to be capable of wiping out entire coastal cities with a massive thermonuclear blast.

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Spetsnaz team with Maska-1 steel helmets.

When Weight Equals Survival: Inside Russia’s Heavy Assault Helmets

Technology

Heavy ballistic assault helmets have long been a hallmark of Russia’s special forces, especially in sieges and hostage situations. Over the past fifty years, various materials have been tested, but titanium has remained the preferred choice for protection. Russian assault helmets are unique in the world of ballistic head protection: big, heavy, and offering strong

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China Weaponises Its Supply‑Chain Dominance: New Magnet and Rare‑Earth Restrictions Expose NATO’s Vulnerabilities

Analysis, Strategy

China has dramatically tightened its grip on global technology supply chains by extending export controls on rare earths, adding five more elements to its list and imposing new licence requirements on semiconductor users, just weeks before Presidents Trump and Xi meet. Beijing dominates the sector, accounting for about 70 % of global mining and roughly 90 %

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Hybrid Warfare and Populist politics: How Russia’s Shadow War and Europe’s Vote Splits Feed Off Each Other

Politics

Since 2022, Russia has opened a new front in Europe’s political system: sabotage, cyber‑attacks, disinformation campaigns and clandestine financing designed to fracture alliances, weaken democratic institutions and polarise electorates. At the same time, traditional parties on both the centre‑left and centre‑right are seeing their support eroded by insurgent movements. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK now leads

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• K9 artillery guns from Battery Piraya in the Artillery Battalion, Brigade Nord, stand gathered under the Northern Lights in the Setermoen training area during an exercise in September 2022. (Image: Image: Forsvaret.no)

Norway’s Defence Surge: High North Tensions

Analysis

Norway is undertaking a once-in-a-generation military modernisation. It is also strongly supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia. The hybrid warfare is increasingly probing the Nordic region – from drone disturbances at airports and undersea cable sabotage to relentless GPS jamming – forcing Norway and its neighbours to reassess their defences. Against Russian pressure, Oslo

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Bunker Books If Russia Wins: A Scenario (2025) by Carlo Masala

Bunker Books: If Russia Wins: A Scenario (2025) by Carlo Masala

Book Review

Indifference or half-measures in the face of aggression embolden autocracies, reminds Carlo Masala, professor of international politics at Bundeswehr University Munich. Masala delivers a chilling geopolitical case study in his compact but sharply focused book Wenn Russland gewinnt. Ein Szenario (2025). Carlo Masala constructs a detailed hypothetical scenario whereby, in March 2028, after a formally concluded

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INS Tamar during its trials. (Image: Screenshot from Indian Navy video / Indian Navy PR Department )

Indian Warship in the Baltic Sea: Signalling Support for Russia

Business, Diplomacy, Technology

In mid-July 2025, Finland’s navy was alerted to an unusual visitor: INS Tamal, a newly delivered Indian Navy frigate built in Russia, was transiting northern European waters. Finnish and Swedish maritime authorities confirmed Tamal reported it was bound for the Bothnian Bay, off Finland’s west coast. Finnish Navy spokesperson Commander Markus Malila emphasised the ship

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Oil rig (Shutterstock)

Poland’s Baltic Oil Strike: Energy Security Boost Amid Green Transition

News, Strategy

Poland has struck black gold off its northern coast, unveiling what experts call the country’s largest oil discovery ever – and one of Europe’s biggest in a decade. This finding could significantly strengthen Poland’s national and regional energy security. A Canadian exploration firm, Central European Petroleum (CEP), announced that its Wolin East-1 well, drilled just

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Artist’s rendering of a Danish MQ-9B SkyGuardian drone patrolling icy Arctic waters. Denmark is acquiring four of these long-range U.S.-built drones to bolster surveillance over Greenland and the North Atlantic. (Image: Danish Ministry of Defence)

Arctic Defence: Denmark to Patrol Airspace with Over‑the‑Horizon Drones

Business, Strategy

Denmark is dramatically boosting its Arctic surveillance capabilities by purchasing four over-the-horizon unmanned drones. Norway has also been studying long-range drones for its High North, eyeing the MQ-9B and other platforms for Arctic surveillance. This is a significant upgrade of NATO’s eyes in the Far North. In July 2025, Copenhagen signed an agreement via NATO’s

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