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WHAT is France building? WHY aircraft carriers and SO WHAT for French strategic and expeditionary ambitions.
WHAT is France building? WHY aircraft carriers and SO WHAT for French strategic and expeditionary ambitions.
Beyond Prestige: France’s Bet on Aircraft Carrier Continuity
WHAT is France building, WHY an aircraft carrier, and SO WHAT for long-term France’s ambition and wider naval strategy
open.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:02 AM
New Sitrep!
WHAT is France building? WHY aircraft carriers and SO WHAT for French strategic and expeditionary ambitions.
WHAT is France building? WHY aircraft carriers and SO WHAT for French strategic and expeditionary ambitions.
A non-Security Sitrep article I have had published in The Diplomat - take a look!
AUKUS After AUSMIN: Why Canberra Must Read Washington Clearly
Washington’s political message remains supportive, but its strategic priorities no longer clearly align with the long-term demands of the partnership.
thediplomat.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A non-Security Sitrep article I have had published in The Diplomat - take a look!
Enjoying some downtime in the Netherlands, watching a long-form interview with Finland’s President Stubb, I’m taken by his intellect, class, and how good Dutch media is at taking the time to unpack real issues rather than pursue sound bites.
December 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Enjoying some downtime in the Netherlands, watching a long-form interview with Finland’s President Stubb, I’m taken by his intellect, class, and how good Dutch media is at taking the time to unpack real issues rather than pursue sound bites.
The 2025 US National Security Strategy recentres the Western Hemisphere by evoking nineteenth-century doctrine, treats alliances as conditional, and reframes European and Indo-Pacific security around domestic US priorities.Worst of all, it leaves China and Russia with more room to manoeuvre.
Power Without Partnership: Reading the 2025 US National Security Strategy
WHAT is the US National Security Strategy, WHY is it written now, and SO WHAT for American power.
open.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The 2025 US National Security Strategy recentres the Western Hemisphere by evoking nineteenth-century doctrine, treats alliances as conditional, and reframes European and Indo-Pacific security around domestic US priorities.Worst of all, it leaves China and Russia with more room to manoeuvre.
UK: “We want to benefit from this EU initiative”
EU: “Sure! There is, however, an entry price for non-bloc members”
UK: “What! That is outrageous!”
EU: “Umm…but you did choose to leave…”
UK: “But…but…!”
EU: “Sure! There is, however, an entry price for non-bloc members”
UK: “What! That is outrageous!”
EU: “Umm…but you did choose to leave…”
UK: “But…but…!”
UK talks to join EU defence fund break down on.ft.com/4rh52Jg
UK talks to join EU defence fund break down
Discussions failed after UK refused to pay billions of euros in fees
on.ft.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
UK: “We want to benefit from this EU initiative”
EU: “Sure! There is, however, an entry price for non-bloc members”
UK: “What! That is outrageous!”
EU: “Umm…but you did choose to leave…”
UK: “But…but…!”
EU: “Sure! There is, however, an entry price for non-bloc members”
UK: “What! That is outrageous!”
EU: “Umm…but you did choose to leave…”
UK: “But…but…!”
A ceasefire built around current front lines may end the fighting in Ukraine but they only guarantee the next phase of Russian aggression.
A settlement that rewards force and depends on political weather rather than strategic commitment is not peace.
A settlement that rewards force and depends on political weather rather than strategic commitment is not peace.
Peace In Our Time: Or How Not To End Wars
WHAT are the Ukraine peace plans, WHY are they so conflicting and controversial, and SO WHAT for conflict in the years ahead
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A ceasefire built around current front lines may end the fighting in Ukraine but they only guarantee the next phase of Russian aggression.
A settlement that rewards force and depends on political weather rather than strategic commitment is not peace.
A settlement that rewards force and depends on political weather rather than strategic commitment is not peace.
🇦🇺🇮🇩 Australia and Indonesia’s new security treaty is shaped by parallel hedging, not strategic alignment. It helps keep the immediate neighbourhood stable through habitual consultation, but it sits well below ideas of mutual defence either country is willing to agree to.
#geopolitics #indopacific
#geopolitics #indopacific
Neighbourhood Watch: The Australia–Indonesia Security Treaty
WHAT the treaty does, WHY it was agreed, and SO WHAT for regional security at the Indo-Pacific’s hinge.
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
🇦🇺🇮🇩 Australia and Indonesia’s new security treaty is shaped by parallel hedging, not strategic alignment. It helps keep the immediate neighbourhood stable through habitual consultation, but it sits well below ideas of mutual defence either country is willing to agree to.
#geopolitics #indopacific
#geopolitics #indopacific
⭐ RECOMMENDATION ⭐
A really informative podcast between China Talk’s Jordan Schneider and former National Security Advisor for Joe Biden, Jake Sullivan.
A really informative podcast between China Talk’s Jordan Schneider and former National Security Advisor for Joe Biden, Jake Sullivan.
Security Sitrep (@securitysitrep)
⭐ RECOMMENDATION ⭐
If you want to hear the ever-affable Jordan boldly suggest to Biden’s NSA his job could have been split in two…this is the podcast for you!
A great hour of reflecting on deliveri...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
⭐ RECOMMENDATION ⭐
A really informative podcast between China Talk’s Jordan Schneider and former National Security Advisor for Joe Biden, Jake Sullivan.
A really informative podcast between China Talk’s Jordan Schneider and former National Security Advisor for Joe Biden, Jake Sullivan.
In a world full of noise and jargon, Security Sitrep makes international security issues clear, relevant, and actionable.
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What, Why & So What: clarity and context in a contested world.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:33 AM
In a world full of noise and jargon, Security Sitrep makes international security issues clear, relevant, and actionable.
Follow for:
- Daily 💥SPOTREPS💥
- Weekly 📈SITREPS📉
- Monthly 📜 DEEPREPS📜
Each edition follows the same logic: WHAT happened, WHY and SO WHAT?
Follow for:
- Daily 💥SPOTREPS💥
- Weekly 📈SITREPS📉
- Monthly 📜 DEEPREPS📜
Each edition follows the same logic: WHAT happened, WHY and SO WHAT?
🌎 COP30 exposes the gulf between climate diplomacy and security reality.
🇺🇸 🇨🇳 With the United States absent, China filling the gap, all while global temperatures accelerating past agreed limits, the summit underscores a world sleepwalking into the most predictable security crisis in human history.
🇺🇸 🇨🇳 With the United States absent, China filling the gap, all while global temperatures accelerating past agreed limits, the summit underscores a world sleepwalking into the most predictable security crisis in human history.
COP30: Climate Change & The Real World War
What is happening in Brazil; Why it matters for the global security; and So What for humanity.
open.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🌎 COP30 exposes the gulf between climate diplomacy and security reality.
🇺🇸 🇨🇳 With the United States absent, China filling the gap, all while global temperatures accelerating past agreed limits, the summit underscores a world sleepwalking into the most predictable security crisis in human history.
🇺🇸 🇨🇳 With the United States absent, China filling the gap, all while global temperatures accelerating past agreed limits, the summit underscores a world sleepwalking into the most predictable security crisis in human history.