European countries stepped in to fill the gap, increasing military aid to Ukraine by 67% and non-military support by 59% in 2025, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.

The willingness of major powers – both the US and China – to engage in increasingly blatant economic coercion will prove a difficult challenge for the UK.

At a press conference alongside his Swedish counterpart, UK Defence Secretary John Healey says a British military officer is supporting a Danish "reconaissance group" in Greenland intended to bolster ...

Robust long-term oil demand is needed to justify significant investment, but is called into question by the growing popularity of electric vehicles.

Once again the US has undertaken a military operation that was effectively executed in support of an uncertain political objective.

Experts give their initial reaction to President Trump’s strike on Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. What are the implications for the US, the region and the world?

Speculation is swirling that the US could use military force to pursue regime change in Venezuela. The country’s fate may depend on which faction in the Trump a

We have one final guest post this year from Henry de Zoete who wrote for us a few months ago on “How to Make Government Work” with a case study of the AI Security Institute.

The two countries’ relationship is “incredibly valuable in the kind of dangerous and turbulent world in which we live,” Canada’s High Commissioner to London, Ralph Goodale, tells POLITICO as he ste…

Diplomat due to be Britain’s UN envoy is handed key post in Washington after contest to replace Peter Mandelson

Review, which will focus on effectiveness of political finance laws, follows conviction of former Reform politician for accepting bribes * UK politics live – latest updates An independent review into the impact of foreign financial influence and interference in domestic politics from Russia and other hostile states has been announced after one of Reform UK’s former senior politicians, Nathan Gill, was jailed for accepting bribes from a pro-Kremlin agent. Amid growing concern inside the security services and parliament over the scale of the foreign threat to British democracy, the government-commissioned inquiry will focus on the effectiveness of the UK’s political finance laws. Continue reading...

UK Armed Forces recruitment has overtaken personnel outflow for the first time in almost four years, with recruitment rising 13%.

An annual strategy document, which has described threats from China to Russia, directs some of its harshest language at NATO allies.

The failure of one Western company to build a China-free rare-earths supply shows how Beijing has come to dominate the supply.

Senior officials and diplomats from Asia, Africa and the Pacific will attend a forum in Brussels. Beijing and Washington aren’t invited.