Cyber attacks: Understanding the basics
Rarely does a week go by these days without a ‘cyber attack’ making the headlines across the globe. It may be the massive WannaCry ransomware…
Defence, Security and Tech
Coming to terms with China’s maritime power
China's naval power is already presenting Europe with direct challenges and opportunities
The era of Mutually Assured Disruption
The five forces that are 'liquidising' global security
Signal, constrain, and coerce: A more strategic use of sanctions
Sanctions are not a strategy by themselves, but a tool to be adapted to circumstances
Russia’s quiet military revolution
Russia is clearly preparing for offensive operations, but the likelihood of action depends on the quality of Europe’s own defence
Europe’s war on terror
It is time to look closely at Europe’s evolving counter-terror activity
At last, the stars are aligned for European defence
It is beginning to look as though the concept of ring-fencing or reserving a portion of national budgets to be spent collaboratively might finally get airborne
Trident replacement: losing its vocation?
Britain’s departure from the EU may make the case for its nuclear deterrent replacement harder to sustain
European defence and the two per cent mantra
The best route to improved European defence capabilities is to build on the patchwork of co-operation that already exists – with Germany at its centre
Russia’s heavy metal diplomacy
Mark Galeotti's op-ed on how Russia aims to divide, distract, dismay and dominate neighbours with 'heavy metal diplomacy'