Sri Lanka has taken part in high-level discussions on regional and international security at the 28th Annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence (CHOD) Conference, held in Victoria, Canada, from 31 August to 2
A remote crater-turned-lake in Swedish Lapland — a relic of covert Cold War-era tests — has re-emerged at the center of a heated national debate over whether Sweden should revisit the idea
MoreEuropean diplomats have delivered one of the strongest warnings yet to Moscow, telling Russian officials that NATO is prepared to respond with force, including shooting down planes, if further violations of its
MoreThere is growing evidence that not only have the peace talks for Ukraine stalled, but NATO has won over Washington to not only continue the war, but to expand it. While Putin
MoreThe Trump administration made a massive political blunder on August 20th in its pursuit of a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. The blunder centered on a “virtual” meeting led by NATO.
MoreBrussels is revisiting a centuries-old transport link with newfound urgency, as NATO considers the Iron Rhine railway a potential strategic corridor for moving forces eastwards in the event of a conflict with
MoreFinland has become the first NATO member state to file criminal charges in connection with a suspected sabotage operation against undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, targeting the captain and senior crew
MoreEurope’s roads, bridges, and railways are dangerously unprepared for the rapid movement of military forces in the event of a conflict with Russia, the EU’s transport commissioner has warned in a candid
MoreAt NATO’s recent summit in The Hague (24–25 June), alliance leaders triumphantly announced a historic decision: all members will increase military spending to 5% of GDP over the next decade. But behind the
MoreViewed through the Cold War prism, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s decision at its recent summit meeting at the Hague to boost the defence spending by member countries to 5 percent of
MoreAs Germany ramps up efforts to rebuild its armed forces in response to growing geopolitical threats, the country’s business leaders are raising red flags over the impact of military recruitment on an
MoreDenmark has officially become the latest NATO member to enact gender-neutral military conscription, with a new law mandating that 18-year-old women be eligible for the draft starting July 1, 2025. The legislation,
MoreBy the end of the annual meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in The Hague in June 2025, it became clear that everything was about money. In fact, the final communiqué was
MoreAs the 12-day war ends in the Middle East, it is abundantly clear that the conflict erupted almost entirely due to Israel’s plan to undermine the US-Iran talks. Israel feared that fundamentally,
MoreNATO fighter jets were scrambled over Poland early Monday in response to a massive Russian aerial assault on Ukraine, marking one of the most intense cross-border alert operations in recent months. The
MoreAs Europe approaches NATO’s 24–26 June summit in The Hague, its 750 million people face a decisive strategic choice that will affect their lives for years to come – and one with
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