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Technologies that will protect democracy should not be outsourced
Ukraine war and security concerns prompt discussion about possibility of joining Nato
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Proposed defence package worth at least €500mn tests limits of treaty ban on direct weapons purchases
The west is trying to present a united front against Putin. But that is being undermined by tensions between Warsaw and Berlin
Russia’s war in Ukraine has shifted Helsinki’s decades-long neutrality with the focus now on Nato and foreign policy
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Companies that rely on these networks have little understanding of the system’s resilience to attack
Swedish defence company’s order intake more than doubled in first quarter
Warsaw’s military expenditure set to reach 4% of GDP this year as autumn elections focus on resisting Russian aggression
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Berlin seeks to boost under-equipped armed forces in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Progress on enlargement, the budget and governance will be close to impossible without harmony between Paris and Berlin
Eva Högl, parliamentary commissioner, says ‘challenge for personnel is even greater than for equipment’
Governments are right to increase defence spending, but their electorates prefer butter to guns
Northern Ireland deal paves way for dialogue on cyber security and counter-terrorism
Norwegian group Nammo blames ‘storage of cat videos’ for threatening its growth as data centre corners spare electricity
Russian president denies the move would violate Moscow’s non-proliferation obligations
Boris Pistorius described as someone who can ‘explain in minutes why it’s right to deliver weapons to Ukraine’
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German weapons maker Rheinmetall says more subsidies are needed to ramp up European production
Move paves way for military alliance to expand its direct border with Russia
Also in this newsletter: a crackdown on EU lawmakers’ sweet post-mandate deals
Parliamentary commissioner for armed forces says sluggish procurement is hindering improvements
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