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Can the Nordic Model Save NATO?

A new way to deter Russia.

Russia’s Battlegroup South destroys 52 Ukrainian UAV control posts over past 24 hours

The Ukrainian military also lost two artillery guns, 54 ground robotic systems and more than 145 personnel over the past...

Saviour or stop gap? Malaysia’s South Korean jets arrive to relieve ageing fighters

Malaysia received its first South Korean-made light combat jet on Friday under a nearly 4 billion ringgit (US$990 millio...

With China in mind, Japan eyes more realistic joint military exercises

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the commitment at a bilateral meeting thi...

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,586,500 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

The number includes 1,590 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Russia strikes energy facilities in Kyiv as aid convoy heads for besieged town of Oleshky

Russia said its forces struck energy infrastructure in and around Ukraine's capital on Friday as an aid ⁠convoy started ...

Chad: France and Chad Rebuild Military Ties With Planned Air Force Training

[RFI] Two French fighter jets and a transport aircraft will soon make a stopover in Chad and carry out "training activit...

McBurney: US Iran Military Action Unlikely Near Midterms (Video)

France network outage puts Nokia under scrutiny as EU pushes to phase out Huawei, ZTE gear

A mobile network outage in France this week has raised questions about the reliability of Finnish telecoms giant Nokia’s...

Russia’s Next Mobilization Is Already Happening

With military recruitment falling short, the Kremlin has switched to stealth and coercion.

Pentagon tells Europeans to cool their rhetoric on Russia, sources say

The officials argued that some statements by European leaders and officials have undermined continental security.

'You are disgusting': Trump lashes out at reporter as he cancels weekend rallies ahead of midterm polls

US President Donald Trump is scrapping two of his last midterm election rallies, his Republican Party said Thursday, as ...

Iran claims four tankers struck mines in Hormuz as strike fears grow after U.S. midterms

Hormuz mine claims, Houthi attacks raise fears of renewed strikes as the U.S. reportedly weighs a fresh military campaig...

Hyosung, Siemens partner on digital power grid and AI data center solutions

Hyosung Heavy Industries is partnering with Germany's Siemens to develop digital power infrastructure and AI data center...

Seoul weighs expanding overseas naval unit’s mission toward Hormuz

South Korea is weighing an expanded role for its Cheonghae naval unit, currently deployed overseas, to contribute to int...

How Two Nordic Leaders Defied Russia Hawks With Putin Outreach

Alexander Stubb and Jonas Gahr Støre are parlaying a two-decade friendship into diplomatic power.

India bets on Korean shipbuilding ties for top-five push by 2047

India is turning to South Korean investment and technology to help build one of the world’s top five shipbuilding indust...

EU and Canada to seal new alliance in Montréal under Trump's shadow

Under Donald Trump's long shadow, Europe and Canada are seeking to take their partnership to a deeper, broader level.

Are Nuclear Weapons Becoming Unusable Against Non-Nuclear States?

Abstract Russia’s war on Ukraine and the US and Israeli campaign against Iran are the first major interstate wars since ...

How Civilian Are Pakistan’s and India’s “Civilian” Nuclear Programs?

The phrase “civilian nuclear program” implies a clean line: reactors that generate electricity, isotopes for medicine, a...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives in U.S. for G20 meeting

Moscow has said that Foreign Minister Lavrov would use his speech in the G20 meeting to argue against international sanc...

Uganda: Museveni Urges Dialogue to End Conflict in Eastern DR Congo During Meeting With EU Envoy

[Nile Post] President Museveni has reiterated his call for dialogue as the only viable solution to the longstanding conf...

Healey criticised after raiding contingency funds for defence

Chancellor accused of kicking security ‘into the long grass’ by Labour chair of defence committee

Gates-backed miner says China is frustrating DR Congo exploration efforts

KoBold Metals has asked the US state department for help as it waits on UN Security Council clearance to run aerial surv...

N. Korea displays drones, rocket launchers as Kim seeks tech development

North Korea has conducted a firepower demonstration of various weapons systems including drones, cruise missiles and mul...

LS Cable to invest $262m in rare earth magnet plant

LS Cable & System will invest 350 billion won ($262 million) to build a rare earth magnet plant in Gumi, North Gyeongsan...

Kim urges drone dominance as North Korea fires missiles and rockets

According to KCNA, Kim said that pursuing superiority in drone technology was "an indispensable option" given the changi...

Sudan: Sudan Accuses Ethiopia of Launching 162 Drone Attacks From Its Territory

[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan says 162 drone attacks launched from Ethiopian territory have killed more than 400 civilians...

Koizumi vows to uphold ‘defense-oriented’ policy at ASEAN meet

The pledge comes as China continues to accuse Japan of "accelerated remilitarization."

Kim Jong-un spotlights drones, defense AI in North Korean weapons display

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un urged the country’s scientists to accelerate development of military artificial intellig...

Nuclear jingoism

INDIA’S nuclear jingoism was on ample display during Operation Marka-i-Haq in May 2025 when it fired dual-use BrahMos cr...

The naive case for deploying U.S. nuclear weapons to Japan

Bringing U.S. nuclear weapons into Japan won't help make the country more secure.

Trump planning a major Iran escalation soon after midterms

US Senator Chris Murphy disclosed on October 28 that he was among the members of Congress recently briefed behind closed...

Why is the Navy spending $19 billion on 'flying gas stations'?

The Bunker appears originally at the Project on Government Oversight and is republished here with permissionThe challeng...

China’s Military Build-up Has Created ‘Pressure’ in Southeast Asia, Australian Defense Chief Says

His comments came as Beijing accused Manila of obstructing its attendance at this week's ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meetin...

Why a proposed US military unit to counter North Korea could put China on alert

A U.S. general’s pitch to bring an advanced military task force to Korea has highlighted Washington’s view of the penins...

Russian President Putin to hold over 10 bilateral meetings with African leaders

The meetings will take place following the Russia-Africa Summit

North Korea denounces South Korea-US air defence drills, KCNA reports

SEOUL, Oct 30 - North Korea's Defence Ministry said in a statement published by state media KCNA on Friday that the Sout...

North Korea's Kim calls for rapid expansion of drone technology, observes testing of weapons

In a speech at the exhibition, Mr. Kim stressed the need to seize “the absolute superiority in the drone technology” and...

South Korea to respond firmly to North Korean breaches of border, security aide says

SEOUL, Oct 30 - South Korea will respond firmly to protect the military border with North Korea despite claims by Pyongy...