by Asia Pacific Task Force | Dec 13, 2025 | Defence & Security, Infographic
NATO 2025: The Approaching Storm The Approaching Storm Late 2025. The war in Ukraine grinds on. In Berlin, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte issues a chilling warning: the Alliance must prepare for a conflict on the scale our grandparents endured. With Russia...
by Transatlantic Task Force | Dec 11, 2025 | Commentary, Defence & Security
The 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS) marks a sharp shift in American policy towards Europe and the transatlantic alliance. It recasts NATO and European security in transactional terms, prioritizes U.S. sovereignty and economic interests, and treats Europe as...
by BEYOND THE HORIZON | Dec 7, 2025 | Commentary, Defence & Security
Key Takeaways The Indo-Pacific is elevated as the decisive theater of 21st-century U.S. strategy, framed in explicitly realist, geo-economic terms rather than ideological ones. Economic security is treated as national security, with the NSS prioritizing de-risking...
by Transatlantic Task Force | Dec 3, 2025 | Commentary, Defence & Security
Key Takeaways SAFE has become the nucleus of Europe’s defence-industrial integration. What began as a financing tool is now the organizing framework around which procurement, production, standards, and long-term capability planning are being aligned. Canada’s...
by Transatlantic Task Force | Dec 3, 2025 | Defence & Security, Infographic
EDA Statistical Report 2024 December 2025 • Statistical Report Aggregated Defence Data (2023-2025) & Agency Statistics Executive Summary The European defence landscape has undergone a historic shift in funding. According to the EDA's latest Defence Data reports, total...
by Asia Pacific Task Force | Nov 17, 2025 | Commentary, Defence & Security
Key Takeaways AUKUS is evolving beyond its original three members. What began as a narrow U.S.–UK–Australia submarine pact is now functioning as the nucleus of a wider, networked alliance framework oriented around undersea deterrence and advanced military technology....
