The involvement of Canadian defense firms in EU’s SAFE instrument could serve as a genuine bridge between two defense industrial bases that have historically operated in separate ecosystems. But the path to Brussels is paved with grand plans that never came to fruition.

A recent summit at Gdansk furthers Warsaw’s quest for credible deterrence while demonstrating the sort of intra-European industrial cooperation that will be needed if the continent is to ever achieve credible strategic autonomy.

France’s plans for a domestic medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) program might be a source of national pride, but they could also be a point of contention with European partners and there are better alternatives available.

This week we cover a shocking plan to move Iran’s capital due to water scarcity, a new right-wing prime minister taking over in Japan, further warming in US-Pakistan relations, and new efforts by the Pentagon to shore up US missile stockpiles.

In his efforts to overhaul the Canadian military, Prime Minister Carney must thread the needle between strategic autonomy and political reality, all while carefully avoiding backlash from Washington.

For twelve days in June 2025, Israel and Iran traded attacks as the world held its breath and watched, wondering how this geopolitical game of chicken was going to end. What can Europe’s military planners learn from the conflict?

The recent $6.7 billion arms agreement between Poland and South Korea marks a major step forward for Warsaw, establishing it as the new center of gravity in European land warfare.

Europe is no longer asking if war with Russia is coming. It’s asking when.

The Canada-EU Security and Defence Partnership may not represent a systemic shift, but it’s an important step toward correcting the strategic imbalance that has left Ottawa (and Brussels) vulnerable to coercion by Washington.

Drone warfare and newfound support from Berlin are giving Ukraine some much-needed victories on the battlefield.

Examining whether the UK-EU security deal represents lasting strategic alignment or rather a short-term response to global instability and US strategic retreat.

With the center of tactical gravity shifting toward drones and AI, the EU and its member states are now playing catch-up in a race to improve domestic R&D and production capacity.

The paradox of the Canadian military is clear: it has resources but lacks the means to deploy them effectively.

Maritime drones and AI systems are emerging as early beneficiaries of Europe’s newfound defense spending largess.

Despite arguments advocating retrenchment, the benefits of maintaining a strong military presence in Europe far outweigh the costs for Washington.

Cost-effective platforms like the Bayraktar TB2 drone have helped transform Türkiye’s defense industry into a major player in global arms markets, particularly in the Gulf and Africa.

The combination of internal pressure from defense-minded voters and external pressure from NATO allies is spurring Ottawa forward on defense spending. And though the 2% NATO target will remain elusive over the short term, a paradigm shift may be in-the-making.

The US military budget for 2025 maintains the traditional defense posture of out-spending any near-peer competitor; however, its only getting harder to keep pace.

Trump is once again taking aim at NATO, but unlike in 2016, many NATO members are now meeting their defense targets.

Checking in on the progress of Chancellor Scholz’s sweeping modernization of Germany’s armed forces.