Intelligence

Germany plans to give spies vast new powers in rollback of postwar restraints

(Nette Nöstlinger - Politico) Germany is moving to fortify its foreign intelligence agency with sweeping new powers in preparation for a potential divorce from...

Franco-German fighter jet project in turmoil as Merz raises doubts

(Chris Lunday - Politico) Chancellor Friedrich Merz has openly questioned Germany’s participation in Europe’s flagship Future Combat Air System (FCAS), warning that Berlin could...

Cyber (In)Security and Surveillance (17 February 2026)

Darknet marketplaces increasingly tap into top privacy coin monero (Linas Kmieliauskas - Cybernews) As blockchain analysts improve their abilities to track various crypto assets, including...

When National Security Becomes a Shield for Evading AI Accountability

(Ashwin Prabu, Marlena Wisniak - Tech Policy Press) As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in state security and surveillance across Europe, the legal safeguards meant...

Investigation: European companies keep the motors of Russia’s war machine running

(Lucas Tonks, Mykola Khodyeyev - The Kyiv Independent) Since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has sought supplies of motor oil additives and...

Cyber (In)Security and Surveillance (16 February 2026)

Dior, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany Fined $25 Million in South Korea After Data Breaches (Eduard Kovacs - Security Week) South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC)...

Indonesia–Australia Security Treaty: Middle powers choosing consultation over blocs

(Emirza Adi Syailendra - Lowy The Interpreter) Leaders of Indonesia and Australia have framed the Jakarta Treaty 2026 as a response to “challenging times”....

Putting the UK back into AUKUS?

(David Vallance - Lowy The Interpreter) The Royal Navy’s first contribution to Submarine Rotational Force-West (SRF-W) is on its way to the southern hemisphere....

If we can’t name China’s cyberattacks, we lose trust in ourselves

(Justin Bassi - ASPI The Strategist) In the space of just a few days, two big US tech companies took different approaches to China’s...

Latest articles