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‘Of Course’ It’s a Threat: Lord Mark Sedwill’s Stark Warning After the UK’s China Spy Case Collapse
The former cabinet secretary says Beijing is a clear danger to Britain’s national security—raising fresh questions for prosecutors and ministers after a high‑profile trial fell apart. LONDON — The collapse of a landmark espionage case alleging that two Britons spied…
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Breaking the Ice: U.S. and Finland Team Up to Build 11 New Icebreakers
A $6 billion-plus plan signals a strategic Arctic shift as Washington turns to Helsinki’s polar shipbuilding prowess When the United States and Finland signed a memorandum of understanding in Washington this week, the technical language belied a strategic leap: the…
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Three Fronts, One Region on Edge: Eastern Congo, Central African Republic, and Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis in October 2025
Why the wars in North/South Kivu, Bangui’s hinterlands, and Cameroon’s North-West/South-West still burn—and what to watch next A region-spanning arc of conflict stretches from the volcanic slopes of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through the savannahs of the Central…
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Fault Lines on the Southern Rim: Libya, Western Sahara, and Egypt’s Sinai in October 2025
Tripoli’s militia brinkmanship, low-intensity warfare along the berm, and a contained—but lingering—insurgency on the Sinai Peninsula Libya: Tripoli’s Uneasy Calm After a Bloody Spring Tripoli’s skyline still carries the echo of the gunfire that rattled the capital in mid-May, when…
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EU Moves to Curb Russian Diplomats’ Travel Amid Spy Fears
Czech-led plan would force Moscow’s envoys to notify authorities before crossing EU borders; legal wrangling may slow adoption EU governments have reached political agreement on a new set of restrictions that would limit the freedom of movement for Russian diplomats…
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Asia’s Active Battlefields: A Continent at the Crossroads
From Gaza and Lebanon to Myanmar, the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea, how October 2025 is reshaping Asia’s security map Asia enters October 2025 with multiple active war zones and flashpoints that overlap geographically, politically, and economically. The…
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The $6 Billion Workaround: How Kremlin-Linked Stablecoin A7A5 Slipped Past Sanctions
A Financial Times investigation and blockchain data show a ruble-pegged token deleted, re‑minted, and rerouted to keep Russian cross‑border payments flowing despite U.S. and U.K. blacklists. When U.S. and U.K. authorities blacklisted a cluster of companies linked to A7A5—the ruble‑pegged…
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Babiš’s First Big Test: Will Prague Pull the Plug on the Czech Ammunition Initiative?
After ANO’s election win, Andrej Babiš signals an end to Prague’s high‑impact shell‑sourcing scheme for Ukraine. Industry, allies—and President Pavel—push back. PRAGUE — In the immediate aftermath of his election victory on October 4, 2025, Andrej Babiš moved to redefine…
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Brothers in Arms: Indra’s Big Bet on EM&E Tests Spain’s Governance Nerves
With the co‑founder of EM&E now chairing Indra — and his elder brother leading the seller — Madrid’s drive for a national defence champion faces a conflict‑of‑interest stress test. MADRID — A proposed tie-up between Indra, Spain’s state‑backed defence and…
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From ‘No Palestinian State’ to a Peace Plan’s Promise: Netanyahu’s Two-Week Turnabout
Inside the Trump-backed blueprint that boxed in Israel’s prime minister — and reopened a pathway to Palestinian statehood New York / Jerusalem – Two weeks can redraw political red lines. In mid-September, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood in the…
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