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KITTERY, Maine (Dec. 6, 2024) — The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Texas (SSN 775) departs Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to conduct sea trials after receiving critical repairs and system upgrades vital to extending the submarine’s service life and ensuring the Navy’s long-term fleet readiness. As America’s leader for attack submarine maintenance, repair, and modernization, PNSY is enhancing critical warfighting capabilities by safely delivering first time quality service, on-budget, on time to the fleet and helping enable warfighters to be battle-ready when called upon. (US Navy photo by Branden Bourque)

Symbolic Escalation: U.S. Nuclear Submarines Repositioned

News

In early August 2025, President Donald Trump ordered two U.S. nuclear submarines to be repositioned to undisclosed “appropriate regions” in response to escalating and provocative statements by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev — now deputy chairman of Russia’s National Security Council – who had issued veiled threats of possible conflict. In many ways, the U.S. submarine fleet

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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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Russian Orthodox Churches in Europe: Espionage Outposts Under the Guise of Faith

Analysis, Strategy

For years, Ukrainian experts have warned that the Moscow Patriarchate’s church network often serves not just religious purposes but strategic ones. This suspicion – long evident in Ukraine – is now gaining traction across Europe, from Sweden and Norway to the Netherlands. In the wake of Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many European governments

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Accelerating Arms-Race: The Three‑Month Catch‑Up

Strategy, Technology

It takes roughly three months—sometimes less—for one side to blunt or neutralise a new weapon or tech deployed by the other. That time frame aligns with how Ukraine and Russia have structured their war economies: agile production, volunteer ecosystems, frontline feedback, and adaptive tactics. The race isn’t strategic—it’s industrial, digital, brutal—and evolving in real-time. Within

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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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Railway bridge between Finland and Sweden across the Torne river, photographed on the Swedish side in the city of Haparanda, Sweden. (Image: Shutterstock, by Tommy Alven)

Ripping Up the Rails of Empire: Baltic and Finnish Railways Turn Westward

Analysis, Politics, Strategy

The Baltic states and Finland are racing to redraw their rail networks on European terms. Soviet-gauge tracks – once binding these countries to Moscow – are being supplanted by European standard-gauge lines in a strategic shift with echoes of the Cold War. This grand infrastructure push is driven by hard security logic: NATO troop movement,

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Wihuri15 – Reservists in Training.

Facing Russian Threat, Finland Plans to Keep Reservists Until 65

Numbers

The Finnish government has announced a draft proposal to increase the maximum age for military reservists from 60 to 65 years. This initiative aims to expand Finland’s wartime reserve forces by approximately 125,000 personnel, potentially bringing the total number of reservists to one million by 2031. Currently, Finnish men are subject to compulsory military service,

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Chancellor Merz Signals Shift on Taurus Missile Deliveries to Ukraine

Politics

With the election of Friedrich Merz as Germany’s new Chancellor, the longstanding debate over supplying Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missiles to Ukraine has gained renewed momentum. In his inaugural speech, Merz, known for his assertive stance on defence, pledged to bolster Germany’s military capabilities and deepen support for Ukraine amidst its ongoing conflict with Russia.

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Trump’s Saudi Visit: $142 Billion Arms Bonanza and a Nuclear Gambit

Business, Diplomacy

Modernising its military and flexing its muscle in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has signed $142 billion worth of arms deals with the U.S. It’s also pledged to pour $600 billion into American investments over the next four years. The deals may open the door for defence firms from elsewhere — including Nordic companies —

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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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