Sweden police investigate shooting near Israeli target
Swedish police said on Thursday they were investigating a shooting near an Israeli target in the city of Gothenburg, which the national broadcaster said was a unit…
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To see what Putin’s 2022 invasion means, look to 1494
The French invasion of Italy in 1494 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, although divided by centuries, bear uncanny parallels.
Dutch parliament votes NATO spending norm into law
A large majority in the Dutch parliament on October 8 approved the fixation of the two per cent spending norm in defence.
NoName attacks websites of Belgian cities and provinces
Russian hackers are suspected of attacking Belgian local government websites after they mysteriously disappeared from the net on October 7.
Ireland-Israel tensions hit new high as Dublin refuses request to move UN peacekeepers
Tensions between Israel and Ireland have increased after Dublin refused a request from Jerusalem to move Irish United Nations peacekeepers stationed in Lebanon.
Poland’s military chief of staff calls for mandatory conscription
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Zelensky and Western leaders aim at exhausting Russia. Is that going to work?
A war of attrition against Russia has never proved to be a good idea.
Five reasons why Israel’s 7-front war is so hard to win
Over the past three weeks Israel has delivered an exceptional masterclass in intelligence-led military operations.
Shots fired at Israeli embassy in Sweden, explosions near embassy in Denmark
Shots were reported to have been fired at the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, after Iran launched nearly 200 ballistic missiles into Israel.
EU condemns Iranian missile attack on Israel
The European Union has "condemned" Iran’s ballistic missile strike on Israel and called for an immediate ceasefire across the Middle East.
Russian forces in complete control of Vuhledar in eastern Ukraine, war bloggers say
Russian troops are in complete control of the town of Vuhledar in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, the SHOT Telegram channel and pro-Russian war bloggers said on…
‘Ukraine would not exist without the US,’ says new NATO chief Rutte
Ukraine owes its continued existence to the United States, NATO's new Secretary General Mark Rutte has claimed.
‘If we don’t win the war, Europe will pay the price,’ top Israeli official claims
When asked by Brussels Signal about the future of relations with Iran, Regev insisted: “We do not support any peace process with Tehran,” and said he considered…
Days among the war graves of Normandy, and I remember brave men and monstrous men
Robert Deegan is dead.
Biden announces $8 billion in military aid for Ukraine
US President Joe Biden announced more than $8 billion in military assistance for Ukraine on Thursday to help Kyiv "win this war" against Russian invaders, using…
The key to Ukraine is in Beijing
President Zelensky has a new “victory plan,” which he has brought with him on his visit to the United States this week.
Ukraine blasts ‘Chinese support for Russia’
Ukraine has blasted China for its political and economic support of Russia amid Kyiv's latest charm offensive at the United Nations.
The pagers are part of Israel’s perma-war, where only technology and scale change
For friends of Israel, the murderous events in Lebanon last week were a sobering reminder that all wars are fought by evil means, and innocent people, including…
Ammunition from India enters Ukraine, raising Russian ire
Artillery shells sold by Indian arms makers have been diverted by European customers to Ukraine and New Delhi has not intervened to stop the trade despite protests…
The missiles of September
The missile story that gripped Western attention last week is very revealing for the state of our “strategic” thinking.
Germany will take 40 years to regain its 2004 capabilities in tanks, 100 years in howitzers
Here is something from one of my Bush-Republican friends, one of those American Republicans who hates Trump but will not desert the party.
Russian pranksters release deepfake footage of conversation with Ukrainian ex-president
Russian pranksters "Vova" and "Lexus" have claimed another victim in the shape of Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski after impersonating former Ukrainian…
EU protests at Iranian transfer of long-range missiles to Russia
The European Union has issued a statement protesting against the Iranian transfer of long-range missiles to Vladimir Putin's Russia.
Fully rearming Germany ‘will take 100 years’, report finds
Fully rearming Germany could take up to a century if the country continues with its current rate of military production, a report has found.
Surprise! What Ukraine negotiations really need is …Chancellor Scholz?
The Russo-Ukrainian War has been going for over ten years, and it has been nearly three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of their southwestern neighbour.
Three old military ‘truths’ shaken by the Ukraine war
Conventional wisdom often gets a bad rap when things go wrong, but it should normally be a source of strength.
Cheney’s Iraq war left half-million dead, but his shameless ego goes on
Capital cities in countries with fighting-armies can generate a magnetic force-field that will attract the most ambitiously hypocritical within the societies they…
To get his eco-friendly combat vehicles ready for a fight, Scholz will have to pay billions
Worry about this now, if you worry at all about Europe’s defence abilities: fixing the problems with Germany’s Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) will cost billions,…
Ukraine F-16 crash shows what happens ‘when training is rushed’, Western official says
The fatal crash of a Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet late in August was what happens when pilot training has been rushed, a senior Western defence official has reportedly…
Netherlands vows to create ‘credible deterrence’ with rapid armed forces expansion
This decision comes after the new cabinet's commitment to increase defence spending to meet NATO’s 2 per cent GDP target, raising the annual defence budget by…