Original Defence News & Analysis
17 September 2025. Niger Gunmen in Niger have killed 22 people during a baptism ceremony. Niger, like all Sahel countries, are dealing with a jihadist insurgency. Human Rights Watch reports…
16 September 2025 China The level of Chinese censorship has been revealed with a 500GB leak of internal documents, source code and communications. It also includes details of exports of…
15 September 2025. Romania-Russia On Saturday, Romania said a Russian drone breached Romanian airspace during an attack on Ukraine. In response, Romania scrambled F-16 fighter jets, but did not shoot…
12 September 2025 Poland NATO has strengthened Polish air defences since the recent incursion of Russian drones. Germany is extending its air policing over Poland, while the Netherlands and Czechia…
11 September 2025 US Charlie Kirk, a conservative commentator and activist, was assassinated at a Utah college campus on Wednesday. A manhunt is underway for the shooter, who fired a…
10 September 2025 “It’s worse than a crime, it’s a mistake.”, The wisdom of Tallyrand comes to mind as I walk down the foothills of the Himalayas and watch the…
10 September 2025 Poland Poland intends to invoke Article 4. NATO members will consult together when any member considers that their territorial integrity is threatened. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk…
9 September 2025 US Drug War US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, made an unexpected visit to Puerto Rico to…
8 September 2025 US-North Korea Details are emerging about a failed US SEAL Team 6 North Korean mission in 2019. Several North Korean fishermen were killed when they stumbled upon…
5 September 2025 US The Trump administration is pressuring European allies to stop buying Russian oil. The administration is also pressuring Europe to impose sanctions on China for its support…