A new analysis by Dorcha Lee, a retired Irish Army Colonel and defence analyst, examines whether a seven-nation European consortium could provide a credible nuclear deterrent should the US nuclear umbrella be withdrawn.
Claims that the United States could seek to seize Greenland misunderstand both geography and strategy, with Washington far more likely to deepen influence through investment and cooperation as Arctic routes and critical minerals grow in importance, argues former MP and defence commentator James Gray.
Since late December 2025, Iran has seen protests grow from relatively small-scale Bazaar unrest into a massive nationwide movement affecting almost all provinces of...
A fictional what-if scenario exploring a hypothetical North American conflict, written by Dorcha Lee, a retired Irish Army colonel, defence analyst and former peacekeeper.
How Plymouth’s dockyard heritage and marine autonomy cluster are building the UK’s future defence skills pipeline. By Professor Richard Davies, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Plymouth, and Jackie Grubb, Principal of City College Plymouth.
No one with a pulse can really have been surprised at recent events in Venezuela argues Lt Col Stuart Crawford.
In this opinion piece, Rob Clarke examines how sustainable aviation fuel could become a strategic asset for the RAF and NATO, reshaping fuel security and military resilience in a contested global market.
Relying on procurement-per-head to allege unfair treatment misreads the picture because it leaves out the basing, personnel and infrastructure spending that anchors Scotland in UK defence.
Britain's national resilience is being tested in ways that would have been unthinkable a generation ago argues Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst MP.
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, bought by the Scottish government for £1 in 2013 to avert closure, has developed into a fixture in UK and allied military logistics more than a decade later. It was a good bet.
