Middle East & North Africa
Waltz: Iran war could last another year, US can hold blockade “for the foreseeable future”
The US ambassador to the UN told the Financial Times the Iran war could last another year, while Trump asks…
Newsroom
Ioannis M.
Ioannis is the founder and owner of NEMESIS HD, the independent Greek news outlet on defence and geopolitics that he started in 2014, and the publisher of Geopolitiki.com, its English-language edition. He writes about Greek and Cypriot defence, Greek-Turkish relations and the Eastern Mediterranean.
Europe
Nuclear deterrence: NATO discusses modernising its nuclear capabilities in Helsinki as the US launches Global Thunder 27
NATO’s High Level Group met in Helsinki on October 21 to discuss the direction of the Nuclear Planning Group on…
Cyprus
Great Sea Interconnector: survey ship Abeille Marengo leaves Naples for Heraklion, NAVTEX expected in early November for Crete-Cyprus surveys
The French-flagged survey vessel Abeille Marengo has left Naples for Heraklion, with arrival expected on Tuesday, October 27. The seabed…
Europe
UK launches AI Biosecurity Lab with £100 million of state funding and up to £200 million from OpenAI and Anthropic
The UK government has announced the AI Biosecurity Lab, which it calls the world’s first dedicated AI biosecurity organisation, with…
Africa
Sudan drone strikes kill at least 306 in three weeks of October, UN rights chief Türk says
The UN human rights office says drone strikes by both the army and the RSF killed at least 306 people…
Greece
Nemesis: what the ancient Greeks believed about the goddess who punishes hubris, and modern Greek deterrence
For the ancient Greeks nemesis meant not revenge but the restoration of measure when someone oversteps it. A look at…
Politics & Diplomacy
Russia and Ukraine exchange 540 prisoners with UAE mediation; Zelensky: “Most had been held since 2022”
Russia and Ukraine swapped 270 prisoners each after new mediation by the United Arab Emirates, bringing the total number exchanged…
Balkans
EU-Western Balkans summit set for 25 November in Brussels, a day before the Special European Council
The Council of the EU has announced that EU and Western Balkans leaders will meet in Brussels on 25 November,…
Land Forces
Lebanon: Lebanese and British troops conclude exercise “Pegasus Cedar 2026” with an air assault
Lebanese and British soldiers ended the three-week joint exercise Pegasus Cedar 2026 with a mock helicopter assault. It is the…
Africa
Sudan famine warning: UK and 31 partners demand open aid routes as 19.5 million face acute hunger
The UK and 31 other partners, including the Republic of Cyprus, warn that famine looms in Sudan, where 19.5 million…
Air Force
Gripen for Ukraine: the first 16 Swedish fighters arrive in early 2027, with glide-bomb carriers as the main target
Ukraine will receive its first 16 Gripen C/D fighters as military aid in early 2027, Defence Minister Yevhen Khmara said.…
Middle East & North Africa
Taiz cut off for 20 days: UN says 800,000 people without aid, water output halved and 52,000 children acutely malnourished
UN agencies say Taiz City in Yemen has been encircled by Houthi forces for 20 days, with 800,000 people cut…