EXCLUSIVE: Luxembourg Defence Minister Yuriko Backes on women in security, NATO’s future and why Europe must do more than spendJune 1, 2026
The Drone targeting the apartment block Russia June 2, 2026 Why we built Collective Defence to protect the innocent civilians the new wars are designed to kill. By Andre Pienaar…
Britain must cut welfare to fund defence, says General Sir Richard Barrons Defence June 2, 2026 Britain must prioritise defence spending over welfare or risk leaving the country dangerously exposed to Russia and other hostile states,…
EXCLUSIVE: Luxembourg Defence Minister Yuriko Backes on women in security, NATO’s future and why Europe must do more than spend National Security June 1, 2026 Yuriko Backes did not take a conventional route into defence. Born in Kobe, Japan, and raised between Japan and Germany…
Converging Defences: report warns NATO must integrate cyber, counter-drone and missile defence Russia May 26, 2026 By Isabella Egerton Western governments and NATO allies remain dangerously exposed because cyber security, counter-drone operations and missile defence are…
Majority of Five Eyes intelligence agencies now led by women, new NSN Top 50 list finds National Security April 21, 2026 A majority of intelligence agencies across the Five Eyes alliance are now led by women for the first time, according…
US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire as Tehran says it will reopen strait of Hormuz Iran April 8, 2026 The US and Iran agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire on Tuesday evening, which included a temporary reopening of the…
Who will be the next Iranian Supreme leader? Iran March 2, 2026 The death Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following joint US-Israeli airstrikes has thrust Iran political and religious hierarchy into the process of…
Royal Navy submarine HMS Anson arrives in Western Australia for maintenance with AUKUS partners National Security February 25, 2026 By Sean Rayment Royal Navy submarine HMS Anson arrived in Western Australia today, marking a major milestone in the AUKUS partnership, which…
UK Carrier Strike Group to deploy to North Atlantic to keep UK safe United Kingdom February 18, 2026 By Sean Rayment Britain will send a Carrier Strike Group back to sea in 2026 in a major show of…
The grid is the battlefield: what the Munich Security Report reveals about cyber warfare and the fight for Europe’s energy infrastructure National Security February 10, 2026 By Andre Pienaar For the first time, cyberattacks rank as the most serious security risk across the G7. Russia is…
The coming AI security challenge: what national security leaders need to know AI January 28, 2026 By Andre Pienaar Analysis of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s warning on AI risks In a sweeping new essay published this…
Greenland: Trump rules out using force but calls for ‘immediate negotiations’ National Security January 21, 2026 By Sean Rayment Donald Trump ruled out using force to acquire Greenland as he called for immediate negotiations over his…
