Americans See Benefit of NATO

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Photo by Jannik on Unsplash Most Americans see the benefit of NATO according to the latest poll. As world leaders gathered for a crunch NATO summit, new polling says that nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults see a benefit to NATO membership. The Pew Research poll comes amid what has been called the most important NATO…

Europeans Prepare for War

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Photo by Sander Sammy on Unsplash A new poll says most Europeans accept they must prepare for war. This comes in the wake of President Trump’s decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities at the weekend. The multi-country polling report, published ahead of the 2025 NATO Summit, shows widespread support across Europe for increases in defence…

Russia and Iran Coordinate Chaos

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Photo by Vladimir Fedotov on Unsplash The events of the past 48 hours and the Iranian missile strikes on U.S. bases in Qatar, Iraq, and Syria should be seen not just as a regional flare-up, but as part of a broader and more worrying geopolitical pattern: the increasing military-strategic cooperation between Russia and Iran. This…

Can US Sanctions, and an End to Double Standards over Sudan Prevent more Extreme Violence? 

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Photo by Mohamed Tohami on Unsplash The US State Department’s imposition of sanctions against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) over their use of chemical weapons suggests the beginnings of a shift in the international community’s engagement with the crisis in Sudan.  Along with concerns over Iran and other nations supplying the arms that enabled the…

Pegasus Bridge

First Yorkshire Battalion of the 6th Airborne Division of the Parachute Regiment

Spare a thought tonight for the selfless courage of the young men of the air landing brigade of the 6th Airborne Division of the British Parachute Regiment who spearheaded the D-Day allied forces 81 years ago. In a daring surprise attack, they landed by parachute and gliders behind enemy lines shortly after midnight east of…

Frontex Should be Deployed in Spain Say MEPs

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Photo by Elvira Blumfelde on Unsplash MEPs are urgently calling for Frontex to be deployed in Ceuta and Melilla – Spain’s autonomous cities on the North African coast – to help protect the EU’s southern border. The demand follows a recent fact-finding mission to the area by a group of centre right Euro deputies. EPP…

Escalation Not Peace

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Russia’s Largest Aerial Onslaught on Ukraine Marks Escalation, Not Peace In a devastating escalation of its war against Ukraine, Russia launched its largest aerial assault since the unprovoked invasion began in 2022. Between May 24 and 25, Russian forces fired 367 drones and missiles at targets across Ukraine. This massive attack clearly indicates that Moscow…