Wires Brief: UK most cyber breached country in Europe; US claims they killed 70 Taliban leaders, Canada invests more into F-35
United Kingdom MPs have expressed concern over the contract replacement for the E-3D Sentry (more commonly known as AWACS), with the possibility being raised Boeing will automatically be awarded it…
Wires Brief: Sweden issues war pamphlets; F-35 fires shots in anger; Trump cancels summit with North Korea
24 May 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom The UK is making unrestricted access to the Galileo satellite navigation system a condition of its future partnership with…
In Search of “Traitors”: Targets of Russian Special Services in Crimea and on Mainland Ukraine
22 May 2018 – San Francisco, US by Kseniya Kirillova Originally posted in Russian here. On Monday of last week, the Security Service of Ukraine officially announced that they thwarted…
Wires Brief: UK finds more money for subs; Canada’s Plans for Returning ISIS Fighters Revealed; EU and NATO step up cybersecurity
17 May 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced a £2.5 billion increase in funding for the UK submarine programmes, split between…
North Korean progress: peace or calm before the storm?
14 May 2018 – San Francisco, US by Kseniya Kirillova The meeting between President Moon Jae In of South Korea and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un became one of the…
Wires Brief: France steps up ‘Coalition of the willing’; Trump severs Iran Nuclear Deal; Damascus blames Israel for missile strikes
10 May 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom The UK government has claimed it will launch a satellite navigation system to rival that of the EU. The…
Wires Brief: German air force critically weak; Russian defence spending drops; Trump wants a ‘space force’; Israel claims Iran had nuclear weapons program
3 May 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom Issues around overseas companies gaining access to Royal Naval tenders has led to questions being asked on the government’s…
Russian Policy Forum in the US: Keeping Criticism Away
1 May 2018 – San Francisco, US by Kseniya Kirillova Recently, the largest American newspaper Newsweek has published an article devoted to the former Soviet dissident, and now the head…
The Kremlin Guard: Russia’s Pro-Government Youth Organizations
30 April 2018 – San Francisco, US by Ksenia Kirillova The leader of the Young Guard of United Russia Denis Davydov announced that this organization plans to create groups to…
Wires Brief: German military spending to increase, Saudis pressure Qatar, Pakistani army chief visits Moscow
26 April 2018 – Cambridge, UK by Robert Grayston United Kingdom The UK’s adoption of the Boxer AFV without competition has been questioned by a parliamentary committee. The Ministry of…
