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Trump’s world order hangs over Europe on eve of key defence conference

(Frank Gardner - BBC) It is one year since US Vice-President JD Vance delivered a bombshell speech at the Munich Security Conference, castigating Europe...

Iran Update, February 9, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War) US-Iran Negotiations: Some Iranian regime elements are signaling that Iran may offer relatively insignificant, nuclear-only concessions, but only if...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 9, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov explicitly blamed the United States on February 9 for the lack of progress in...

Russia Accuses Ukrainian Intelligence Of Plot To Assassinate Top General

(Mike Eckel - RFE/RL) Russia officials said the man they identified as the gunman who shot the No. 2 general in the Russian military...

Rebranding Europe’s energy transition from climate policy to survival

(Imran Khalid - The Interpreter) For the better part of a decade, Europe’s energy policy was a subset of its moral identity. The Green...

National security will suffer if Defence keeps cutting northern presence

(John Coyne - The Strategist) Since the 2023 Defence Strategic Review, the government has spoken often and loudly about the strategic importance of northern...

Ukraine to open 10 weapons export centers in Europe in 2026 in major wartime policy shift

(Linda Hourani - The Kyiv Independent) Ukraine will open 10 weapon export centers in Europe, including in Baltic and Northern European countries, in 2026,...

New START Expiry: Implications for Europe

(Darya Dolzikova​ and Sidharth Kaushal - RUSI) On 5 February 2026, the last US-Russian arms control agreement – the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty...

Air Manoeuvre Forces in European Large-Scale Combat Operations

(Jack Watling, Robert Tollast and Nick Reynolds - RUSI) The density and complexity of the emerging battlefield is making it harder for military units...

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