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Russia is currently no threat to Berlin’s security, but even Warsaw might one day pose a danger, AfD party co-chair Tino Chrupalla has said Russia poses no more of a threat to Germany than neighboring Poland, Tino Chrupalla, the co-chairman of the opposition Alternative for Germany (AfD), party has argued. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and several other …

OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — The armada the U.S. has assembled in the Caribbean is more formidable than anything the region has seen in decades. What is going on? The administration says it is targeting drug trafficking through the Caribbean. Is that it? Is that really all we are doing? Trump administration officials insist that it is but also acknowledges …

Here’s a look at the key ideas: “Increase acquisition risk to decrease operational risk”: field good-enough capabilities faster, iterate in production, and stop chasing perfect specs that arrive too late. JCIDS → RRAB / MEIA / JAR: cancel the slow, document-heavy requirements process; stand up a Requirements & Resourcing Alignment Board (RRAB) to tie priorities to funds, a Mission Engineering …

Volodymyr Zelensky’s close business partner has been accused of being the prime architect of a “high-level criminal organisation”. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) uncovered a massive corruption scandal by carrying out raids against 70 Ukrainian businesspeople and energy sector insiders. According to NABU, the scheme laundered around $100m (£76m) from the energy sector, which faces daily Russian bombardment. …

In recent months, India-China relations have returned to normality after a long decade of confrontation. With the resumption of direct flights after five years, recent corps commander-level talks, the reopening of the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage route, the relaxation of barriers on hi-tech supplies and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping exchanging pleasantries at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation …

Can allies still trust the United States with sensitive intelligence in the Trump era? Two stories this week suggest even the closest partners are starting to have doubts. On Tuesday, CNN reported that the United Kingdom is no longer sharing information with the United States about suspected drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean, because it does not want to be …

On Tuesday, the National Centre RUSSIA in Moscow hosted a ‘Platform economy day’, where experts from various countries discussed how the rapid development of digital services is changing traditional models of interaction and forming a new economic infrastructure. “Step by step, humanity is moving along the path of automation. In earlier stages… we saw the automation of production, the introduction …

A remarkable new glass shelter will offer mountaineers protection from high-altitude dangers. The structure has been developed by designers in preparation for the 2026 Winter Olympics, where it will be displayed in Milan before being transported by helicopter to its final Alpine destination. The striking bivouac is the creation of Italian design company CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, working alongside Salone del …

A mutated influenza virus strain is spreading in Hong Kong, potentially reducing the vaccine’s ability to prevent infection, though experts have stressed that the jabs remain effective in protecting against serious complications. Warnings from experts came on Thursday after the Centre for Health Protection confirmed that a genetically mutated flu A H3N2 virus strain has “recently emerged in Hong Kong …

Washington has blacklisted oil giants Lukoil and Rosneft and now wants Europe to take the lead, the Secretary of State has said Washington has nearly exhausted its list of viable targets for sanctions against Moscow, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday, following its latest move to blacklist two of Russia’s largest oil companies. In late October, US …