On January 2nd 2026, 45,000 households in southwestern Berlin woke up to find themselves without power or heating in the middle of winter. Overnight, assailants set fire to a cable bridge near a power plant, disrupting parts of the Berlin power supply network for weeks. Even after power was eventually restored, the subsequent fallout from the city government’s lacklustre response has led to calls for the mayor, who had been caught playing tennis during Read More…
In November 2025, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) unveiled a plan for expanding the Supplementary Reserve force from 4,384 personnel to 300,000. In doing so, the CAF aims to create a civil defence corps out of the Supplementary Reserve. The Supplementary Reserve is distinct from the larger Primary Reserve, which is made up of part-time Read More…
Nuclear weapons are many things. Their fearsome power provokes millenarian musings of humanity’s penchant for self-destruction. They are a great force multiplier in international relations, raising the relevance of marginal states and confirming the dominance of powerful ones. They form a key part of NATO’s strategic rationale by serving as a deterrent against aggression. Though Read More…