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UK supply chain unprepared for major shocks such as war, report warns https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/24/uk-supply-chain-unprepared-for-major-shocks-war-report-warns #DefencePolicy #Politics #FoodDrinkIndustry #PharmaceuticalsIndustry #UkNews #Business
UK supply chain unprepared for major shocks such as war, report warns

Research by National Preparedness Commission calls for ‘worst-case scenario’ planning by European states

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World news | The GuardianMay 23
UK, German and French aid cuts will take ‘devastating toll’ on most vulnerable, says study https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/23/uk-german-and-french-aid-cuts-will-take-devastating-toll-on-most-vulnerable-says-study #GlobalDevelopment #Aid #UkNews #France #Germany #WorldNews #DefencePolicy
UK, German and French aid cuts will take ‘devastating toll’ on most vulnerable, says study

As Europe’s leading donor countries slash budgets, the result could be more than 11.5m preventable deaths, report suggests

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Business | The Guardian USMay 10
Defence sovereignty: Europe races to build the low-cost weapons of future https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/10/defence-sovereignty-europe-builds-low-cost-weapons-drones #DronesMilitary #Europe #DefencePolicy #ArmsTrade #TechnologySector #TechnologyStartups #WorldNews #Politics #Business #UkNews #Internet #Technology #Germany #Ukraine #WeaponsTechnology #Military #UsMilitary
Defence sovereignty: Europe races to build the low-cost weapons of future

With Trump wavering on Nato and war in Ukraine, Europe is scrambling to spend billions on weapons such as drones

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US news | The GuardianMay 4
Germany’s military power is on the rise. This time it must be firmly embedded in Europe | Timothy Garton Ash https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/04/germany-military-power-rise-embedded-europe-us-trump #Germany #EuropeanUnion #Europe #DefencePolicy #TrumpAdministration #UsNews #Politics #UsPolitics #UkNews
Germany’s military power is on the rise. This time it must be firmly embedded in Europe

As Russian aggression continues and Trump’s US threatens Nato, it is even more vital for a unified defence of the continent, says historian and Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash

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World news | The GuardianMay 1
UK defence firm Ultra Electronics to pay £15m after SFO bribery investigation https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/may/01/uk-defence-firm-ultra-electronics-bribery-settlement-sfo #SeriousFraudOffice #Law #Business #UkNews #DefencePolicy #Politics
UK defence firm Ultra Electronics to pay £15m after SFO bribery investigation

Company accepts it failed to prevent bribery in public sector contracts in Algeria and Oman, sought through use of agents

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World news | The GuardianApr 28
‘Shortcomings and failures’ could sink Aukus nuclear submarines plan, UK inquiry warns https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/28/aukus-nuclear-submarines-funding-uk-inquiry #Aukus #DefencePolicy #AustraliaNews
‘Shortcomings and failures’ could sink Aukus nuclear submarines plan, UK inquiry warns

Australia is dependent upon UK’s ability to deliver new submarines, but report finds ‘cracks are already beginning to show’

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World news | The GuardianApr 27
Britain becoming ‘soft target’ for Russian propaganda, says security expert https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/27/britain-becoming-soft-target-for-russian-propaganda-says-security-expert #DefencePolicy #UkNews #Russia #Technology #DigitalMedia #SocialMedia #UsNews #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism
Britain becoming ‘soft target’ for Russian propaganda, says security expert

Fiona Hill tells MPs UK is ‘vulnerable’ because it does not educate people on how to deal with information warfare

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Opinion | The Guardian USApr 24
The Guardian view on Germany, Japan and the end of the postwar order: as US alliances crumble, a new world emerges | Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/24/the-guardian-view-on-germany-japan-and-the-end-of-the-postwar-order-as-us-alliances-crumble-a-new-world-emerges #DonaldTrump #UsNews #Nato #DefencePolicy #SanaeTakaichi #DonaldTusk #Japan #Germany #Russia #Iran #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #WorldNews #AsiaPacific #LeeJaeMyung #NuclearWeapons
The Guardian view on Germany, Japan and the end of the postwar order: as US alliances crumble, a new world emerges

Editorial: Developments in Berlin and Tokyo show how far the strategic environment has shifted in response to authoritarian threat and American unpredictability

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World news | The GuardianApr 23
UK prepared to deploy RAF Typhoons to keep strait of Hormuz open after Iran war https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/23/uk-raf-typhoons-strait-of-hormuz-iran-war #Military #Iran #UsNews #France #JohnHealey #DonaldTrump #UkNews #DefencePolicy #RoyalAirForce #RoyalNavy #Europe #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #Politics #WorldNews
UK prepared to deploy RAF Typhoons to keep strait of Hormuz open after Iran war

Proposal at heart of offer made during a 30-country two-day meeting jointly organised by France

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World news | The GuardianApr 22
Britain’s military dependence on US ‘no longer tenable’, says former Nato chief https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/22/britain-military-dependence-on-us-no-longer-tenable-lord-robertson #DefencePolicy #Military #TrumpAdministration #Politics #UkNews #UsPolitics #UsNews
Britain’s military dependence on US ‘no longer tenable’, says former Nato chief

Lord Robertson says diplomatic tone from White House is at ‘historic low’ and two allies are likely to keep diverging

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