Intelligence

BJEF – A Joint Expeditionary Force for the Balkans (Baroness Helić and Luke Coffey – RUSI)

At the 2014 Wales Summit, the UK country spearheaded the formation of a multi-national military partnership – the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF). The announcement...

US Defence Policy And Planning: What To Expect Next? (Will Jessett CBE – RUSI)

The Trump Administration is likely to adopt a more assertive defence policy than during his first term, with greater preparedness to threaten and use...

Japan enacts new Active Cyberdefense Law allowing for offensive cyber operations (Alexander Martin – The Record)

Japan enacted a new law that would permit the country’s authorities to preemptively engage with adversaries through offensive cyber operations to ensure threats are...

UK National Health Service suppliers asked to tackle ‘endemic’ ransomware attacks (Alexander Martin – The Record)

The chief executives of companies supplying Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) have been sent letters asking them to help tackle the “endemic” threat of...

FBI warns AI hackers are impersonating US officials to infiltrate government (Interesting Engineering)

The FBI has issued a warning about a growing cyber campaign that uses AI-generated voice and text messages to impersonate senior U.S. government officials....

How to help the US Navy as it helps us: build a joint submarine facility (Michael Pezzullo – The Strategist)

There’s a way for Australia to strengthen its case for the US presidential certification it will need for acquiring Virginia-class submarines. It should do...

Pacific island countries need support to address information manipulation (Blake Johnson – The Strategist)

Pacific island countries are being drawn into broader foreign information manipulation and interference efforts by countries such as Russia and China, which want to...

Coalition of the Willing (German Marshall Fund of the United States)

The new buzzword in European defense is the “coalition of the willing”. Proposed by France and the United Kingdom in February 2025, the initiative...

US Army Cuts Signal Emphasis on Readiness (Jack Watling – RUSI)

The US Army announced a series of organisational and capability decisions on 2 May, with Chief of Staff General Randy George promising more to...

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