Five tests for the new NATO chief
This story was originally published by Oana Lungescu, RUSI. Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte assumes the mantle of NATO Secretary General amid significant global challenges. How can he succeed in his new role? The beginning of October marks the end…
Ukraine boosts military innovation to confront Russian hostilities independently
Ukraine is creating a new military industrial complex to strengthen its defence capability and reduce reliance on Western Allies.
These won’t be the last casualties Israel sustains in Lebanon
Israel has sustained its first casualties since the launch of its cross-border incursion into southern Lebanon. Eight soldiers have been killed in battles with Hezbollah and, tragically, they are unlikely to be the last casualties of this conflict. Captain Eitan…
Israel’s survival at stake in multi-front war says former US Admiral
Israel is fighting for its survival in a multi-front war being funded by Iran and executed by the Islamic state’s proxies, a former US senior officer has claimed. US Admiral Mike Hewitt spoke out less than 24 hours after Israel…
UK urged to build a spacecraft capable of collecting defunct satellites
Britain has been urged to create a spacecraft capable of removing the growing amount of debris and redundant satellites from the earth’s orbit. Speaking at the Labour Party Conference, Stephanie Ayres of UK Space said that the UK could become…
30-year high in SA business confidence, but hinges on GNU “doing right things”
I had to search over 37 years to find a time when we saw such a positive change in attitude. The last time this occurred at a similar level was when the IFP announced its participation in the 1994 election,
Israel’s Lebanon attacks is taking focus away from hostages, says families
The hostages have been forgotten and there had been an “abject failure of international diplomacy” in securing a hostage return deal.
The danger of a ground campaign against Hezbollah
There has never been a better time in recent years for Israel to launch a cross-border ground attack against Hezbollah. The Iran-backed terrorist group’s senior leadership, both political and military, has almost been wiped out – with up to 19…
