This is the beginning of a new era, an era of battles and big wars between two fundamentally opposing forces over the next decade: autocrats and the autocratic systems they command on one side, and free nations, along with the open, democratic societies they represent, on the other.

A Big Bet on Defense and Resilience in Europe - in this area, it is even up 500% since 2020. Europe's Defense, Security, and Resilience industry saw a +30% increase in funding in 2024, while VC investments in the rest of the tech sector were down strongly overall. What's driving this growth?

China Switching Gears into Pre-Wartime-Mode: Gigantic Nuclear-Hardened Military Compound and PRC's Warships 150 Nautical Miles from Sydney

Intelligence: Putin is not interested in peace but uses peace talks as a front to prolong the war and buy time for his military to recover.

The Future of Defense Tech Manufacturing & Innovation event in the framework of the Munich Security Conference showed that upcoming defense players, while still struggling, are necessary to make defense more resilient and adaptable in weeks rather than months to add mass and speed. Essential Insights from the Event.

While Trump´s Maximum Pressure Sanctions are a step in the right direction against the No. 1 regime worldwide that supports terrorist organizations targeting the US and Israel they fall short and don´t take sufficiently into account the changed realities since Trump introduced Maximum Pressure the first time almost 7 years ago.

Our report, published on January 23, is more timely than ever, with President Donald J. Trump's yesterday´s announcement of Building America’s Next-Generation Missile Defense Shield.
In our report on China's Military Buildup for War, we made these recommendations that are also included in Trump's Executive Order to build the Iron Dome for America:

In recent years, China's People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) has significantly expanded, modernized, and diversified its missile arsenal. Its cutting-edge missile technologies are now among the most advanced in the world. With these advancements, China has gained the capability to target its adversaries with precision conventional and nuclear strikes almost anywhere on the globe - increasingly with the potential to go around traditional missile tracking and defense.

Why IDF will keep striking in the first quarter of 2025 and why having a foothold in Syria and at Mount Hermon are of strategic importance for Israel reshaping the power dynamics in the Middle East.

Syria is the price Russia and Iran are willing to pay for focusing on Ukraine and Israel respective rearming other proxies instead. It also shows that militaries cannot be overstretched and that multi-theater conflicts are a challenge that strong military actors still cannot afford.