The Council of the EU has adopted the fifth wave of collaborative projects within the framework of the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO). In total there are 11 new projects with 15 Member states participating. The projects cover six military domains and include critical capabilities. The updated list of projects under PESCO now stands at 68.…
New NATO Regional Plans Will Require Increased Deployment of Armed Forces
NATO's new regional defense plans will require an improved NATO Force Model to produce more troops at high readiness across the Alliance. At the same time, in addition to numbers, "speed and scale are important, as well as flexibility and a wide range of opportunities." This was announced by Chair of the NATO Military Committee,…
China is ready to reduce tensions with India
During the meeting of the foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang met his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and announced China's readiness to take actions aimed at reducing tensions on the common border. The Chinese representative said that both sides should promote sustainable peace and tranquility in the border…
SIPRI: World’s military expenditure reaches a new record
Analysts from SIPRI presented a report, saying that the world’s military expenditure in 2022 increased by 3.7% and reached $2240 billion, which is a historical record. These figures turned out to be a result of the largest and the most intensive increase in military spending in Europe in the last 30 years. However, the leaders…
Nordic Nations Agree to Jointly Operate Fighter Jet Fleet
Nordic states are taking steps to deepen cooperation to protect regional airspace. An initiative to create joint fighter jet fleet of 250 aircraft is being discussed against the background of persisting tension in the region, caused by the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which poses threat to security of Scandinavian countries. Measures to deepen…
SIPRI Released its Trends in International Arms Transfer Report
SIPRI experts prepared a report about trends in international arms report. For a five-year period between 2018-2022 imports of major arms increased by 47% in Europe. At the same time global arms transfers reduced by 5.1%. The decreases in arms transfers occurred in Africa (-40%), in America (-21%), in Asia and Oceania (-7.5%) and in…
Russia’s Suspension of Participation in START: The World Reacts
The announcement of New START treaty suspension by the Russian President was vividly discussed. This political decision combined with Vladimir Putin’s order to ensure preparedness of the state for nuclear testing raised some fears of the end of nuclear arms control and of the destruction of an already faltering global security architecture. Vladimir Putin announced…
Military Lessons From a Year of the Conflict
It has been a year of an armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which has affected a plenty of countries all across the world, making them revise their military doctrines and provoking military buildups. Bloomberg has published an article on the military lessons, learnt from a year of the conflict. According to Bloomberg, for…
Poland plans to increase the total number of military personnel to 300 thousand people
Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak announced that Poland is to increase its military forces up to 300 thousand people and plans to form two new divisions. According to Błaszczak the military buildup is caused by the changes in geopolitics and by the need to develop Polish capability of a prompt response to new challenges. He…
IAEA Sends Observers to Ukrainian Nuclear Facilities
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced an intention of the Agency to maintain a permanent presence of nuclear safety experts at all nuclear facilities in Ukraine. It is expected that missions consisting of two IAEA experts will operate at South Ukraine and Rivne Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) as well…










