Europe is living through heightened complexity and could be at the brink of a polycrisis. The continent’s export-led model is under strain, squeezed between China’s industrial policy and a more transactional United States. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brings back hard security, and hybrid attacks on critical infrastructure have become routine. ...
When the UK committed to relocating Afghan families under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and later the Afghan Resettlement Programme (ARP), the urgency and scale of the task demanded an organisation capable of acting immediately, adapting constantly and delivering care with compassion. Operation LAZURITE, established by the Ministry ...
Modern Warfare’s Economic Inflection Point The war in Ukraine, and the expanding effect of low-cost military systems on the economies of Middle East and global supply chains, mark a profound shift in the economics of modern warfare. For the UK and Europe, the implications are acute: traditional defence procurement, rooted in ...
The Defence Procurement Research and Technology Exhibition (DPRTE) 2026 is scheduled to take place this week at Farnborough International, marking a significant milestone in the UK’s annual defence procurement calendar. As the Ministry of Defence continues to prioritise warfighting readiness, the event will focus on the transition of the supply ...
May 1, 2026
Homeland - Strategic Wargame Evaluates UK Defence Supply Chain Resilience
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has initiated a significant wargaming exercise designed to rigorously test the resilience of the UK’s
April 30, 2026
Homeland - Primes Warn Scottish Defence Supply Chain Held Back
Scottish Affairs Committee hears from BAE Systems, Babcock, Leonardo and QinetiQ on supply chain bottlenecks, SME risk and the urgent
