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Europe’s submarine cable infrastructure faces a rising threat of sabotage. Governments and industry are responding by ramping up efforts to enhance resilience through additional networks, funding emergency repair capabilities and investing in surveillance tools. ➡ Read the…
IISS data has informed @TheEconomist’s latest look at the escalation of Russia’s campaign of sabotage and subversion in Europe. Keep an eye out for the full report by Charlie Edwards and Nate Seidenstein I coming soon… economist.com/graphic-detail…
NATO’s maritime power depends on critical enablers like replenishment-at-sea. While the US has long led in providing underway-replenishment for the Alliance, European countries and Canada are altering this dynamic by investing in their replenishment fleets to enhance their…
NATO’s maritime power depends on critical enablers like replenishment-at-sea. While the US has long led in providing underway-replenishment for the Alliance, European countries and Canada are altering this dynamic by investing in their replenishment fleets to enhance their…
🎥 IISS expert @alexbollfrass, Head of Strategy, Technology and Arms Control, shares his insights in @ARTEen's latest documentary ‘Pakistan: A Nuclear Power under Pressure’. The episode takes stock of the Pakistan past and present to better understand the nuclear power. Watch…
To fill potential gaps in its global TT&C coverage, China has a fleet of missile and satellite-tracking and telemetry vessels. Along with a newly commissioned Liao Wang-1 vessel, China has four Yuan Wang vessels which have made port calls in Cape Town, Durban, Hambantota, Papeete…
Chinese arms exports have also been important to regional countries’ capability development. Read the IISS research: go.iiss.org/4iSwCqX
China’s capabilities related to becoming a space power have undergone remarkable improvement. With a global infrastructure of telemetry, tracking and command stations and numerous cooperation agreements with other states, China is well positioned for further advancements.…
‘My worry is, strategically, can Lee Jae Myung’s government use the term ‘Indo-Pacific’? – Prof Sakata Yasuyo. Prof Sakata Yasuyo from @kuis_amc raises concerns about South Korea’s alignment with regional strategy and its signalling to key allies like Japan and the US. 🎧 Listen…
While the 17th BRICS Summit reflected the difficulties of non-alignment amid growing geopolitical tensions, a policy of pragmatic multi-alignment remains a viable option for Global South countries to pursue their strategic goals. Read the latest analysis by @_IreneMia: ➡…
Trump’s relationship with Putin has never been worse. If NATO implements its new spending commitments, and Trump his sanctions, time may no longer be on Russia’s side. Read @Nigelgd1’s full analysis. go.iiss.org/46nstJ2
The ArianeGroup has debuted designs for a conventionally armed medium-range ballistic missile, a potential answer from France to Europe’s long-range strike capability gap. Read @zuzannagwadera's new #MissileDialogueInitiative analysis here. go.iiss.org/3TR963u
We are #hiring! The IISS is seeking to appoint an Assistant Editor to contribute to the work of the Editorial Services team. Join our team in London: 💼 Assistant Editor ⏰ Deadline for receipt of application: 4 August 2025 Find out more: iiss.org/careers/jobs/2…
The European Commission has reallocated EUR1 billion to fund new submarine cables and surveillance capabilities to aid detection and prevention. NATO initiatives like Baltic Sentry also seek to deter intentional cable damage. ➡ Read the GSIS Executive Briefing:…
Turkey’s defence industry is continuing to make progress in the European market, with the sale of uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAVs) making up a substantial element of this. Assess and compare regional procurement dynamics with Military Balance+ ➡ Find out more:…
Since the Kinmen Model was announced, the CCG and PLA have practised different forms of maritime control, and the model has evolved as China has experimented with its application. Read the latest IISS analysis by Erik Green (@Erik_Green8): ➡ go.iiss.org/4m1c29W
NATO’s maritime power depends on critical enablers like replenishment-at-sea. While the US has long led in providing underway-replenishment for the Alliance, European countries and Canada are altering this dynamic by investing in their replenishment fleets to enhance their…
NATO’s maritime power depends on critical enablers like replenishment-at-sea. While the US has long led in providing underway-replenishment for the Alliance, European countries and Canada are altering this dynamic by investing in their replenishment fleets to enhance their…
China’s capabilities related to becoming a space power have undergone remarkable improvement. With a global infrastructure of telemetry, tracking and command stations and numerous cooperation agreements with other states, China is well positioned for further advancements.…
Following a Russian DA-ASAT test in 2021, there has been an increased requirement to implement low Earth orbit (LEO) collision avoidance, including for the International Space Station. Read the IISS report and find out more: go.iiss.org/4lfRnPa
