Security & Conflict
Owning the Weapon Is No Longer Enough: Starlink and the New Military Sovereignty
One Hundred Miles an Hour
On the night of 14 October, Ukraine's military satellite link stopped working above 100 miles an hour. Ground units using...
An Existential Threat: Presidential Incoherence and Nuclear War
“The enemy is the unphilosophical spirit which knows nothing and wants to know nothing of truth.”- Karl Jaspers, Reason and Anti-Reason in Our Time...
Below the Threshold: Why the Black Sea Is NATO’s Hardest Flank to Defend
In little more than a week, three merchant ships have gone to the bottom of the Black Sea inside the exclusive economic zones of...
Beyond Critical Infrastructure: When Does Cyber Disruption Become a National Security Question?
In October 2026, a cyberattack on French supermarkets demonstrated how ordinary refrigeration equipment could become a source of physical damage. Remote controls were manipulated,...
Can Europe Replace Starlink and US Satellite Intelligence as Ukraine Faces Growing Risks?
Ukraine is facing significant issues with Starlink satellite internet, which is impacting its military operations and air defense systems. Ukrainian officials reported problems with...
Europe Without Arms Control: Nuclear Risk After New START
The West and Russia have been entangled in prolonged, decades long tensions before. Now, with the demise of new START in Feb 2026, a...
China Tests ‘Iron Triangle’ System to Counter Drone Swarms in Major Military Exercise
The Chinese Iron Triangle system is the latest integrated air defense system unveiled by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLAAF) in October 2026 to...
North Korea’s New Missile Threat: What It Means for China, Taiwan and US Defenses
The intelligence and data centers, the Academy of Military Sciences, the Rocket Force, and the intelligence, military, and security apparatus of the People's Liberation...
NATO Is Winning the War Russia Isn’t Fighting
On 23 September, a Russian Mi-8 helicopter flying from Kaliningrad crossed into Polish airspace north of the town of Braniewo, penetrated roughly 300 metres...
McNamara’s Lessons for the Drone Age
Before Robert McNamara became US secretary of defense, he belonged to a generation of analysts who attempted to understand warfare through the lens of...