https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/jef-defence-ministers-iceland-canada-ukraine/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-13T12:40:45+00:00 Joint Expeditionary Force ministers meet in Iceland, advance Canada’s bid and deeper Ukraine ties https://geopolitiki.com/military/uk-raf-a400m-support-contract-extension-airbus/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-13T12:40:37+00:00 UK extends RAF A400M support contract by £190 million, promising 30% higher availability https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/raf-a400m-support.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/exclusive-lora-ballistic-missile-iai-greece-co-production-talks-500-km-range/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-13T12:15:00+00:00 Exclusive: LORA – talks advance on co-production of the ballistic missile in Greece, with a 500+ km range in the background https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/lora-ballistic-missile-iai-launcher-greece-israel-flags.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/drone-dome-rafael-greece-counter-drone-system-26-million-turkish-drones-analysis/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-13T12:00:00+00:00 Drone Dome: the €26 million Israeli counter-drone system Greece is buying against Turkish drones https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/rafael-drone-dome-radar-speed-er-jammer.webp https://geopolitiki.com/greece/milliyet-retired-israeli-brigadier-turkey-threat-intelligence-union-greece-cyprus/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-13T11:45:00+00:00 Milliyet: Retired Israeli brigadier sees Turkey as the new threat and calls for an “intelligence union” with Greece and Cyprus https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/noble-dina-naval-exercise-israel-greece-cyprus-france-2021.webp https://geopolitiki.com/greece/un-security-council-syria-greece-baltas-protection-communities-orthodox-christians-5-5-million-displaced/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-13T11:30:00+00:00 Security Council on Syria: Greece asks for protection of all communities and Orthodox Christians; 5.5 million remain displaced https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/un-security-council-chamber-new-york-2.webp https://geopolitiki.com/greece/trump-guilfoyle-looking-at-it-not-happy-us-ambassador-athens/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-13T11:15:00+00:00 Trump on Ambassador Guilfoyle: “We’re looking at it, we’re not happy”; her recall from Athens is an open possibility https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/kimberly-guilfoyle-us-ambassador-greece-freedom250-athens-2026.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/italy-astore-levante-drone-mbda-weapons-tests/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-13T10:41:07+00:00 Italy tests MBDA weapons for the Astore Levante, the Leonardo-Baykar drone built on the TB3 https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/astore2.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/grynkewich-warsaw-security-forum-ready-to-fight-tonight-poland-safe-patriot/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-13T02:15:00+00:00 Grynkewich in Warsaw: “If we are attacked, we are ready to fight tonight”; Poland took a third of SAFE and wants Patriot lines in Europe https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/patriot-battery-poland-2022-1.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/tusk-warsaw-security-forum-russia-responsibility-sanctions-poland-norway-strategic-partnership/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-13T02:00:00+00:00 Tusk: “Nobody and nothing will relieve Russia of full responsibility for the war”; Poland and Norway sign a strategic partnership https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/donald-tusk-prime-minister-poland-portrait-2025.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/anduril-steelfin-interceptor-family-pac-3-cost/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-13T01:45:00+00:00 Anduril Steelfin: a new interceptor family aimed at the cost of the PAC-3 https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/anduril-steelfin-two-stage-interceptor-graphic.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/us-army-first-hanwha-mobile-tactical-cannon-replace-m777/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-13T01:30:00+00:00 US Army receives first Hanwha Mobile Tactical Cannon, set to replace M777 howitzers https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/hanwha-k9-mobile-howitzer-wheeled-test-fire.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/kuwait-british-ai-air-defence-marss-nidar-370-million-pounds-taskforce-sabre/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-13T01:15:00+00:00 Kuwait buys a British AI-enabled air defence system for £370 million: MARSS to integrate radars, jammers and interceptors in NiDAR https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/marss-nidar-layered-counter-drone-protection-graphic.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/greek-command-at-sea-operation-irini-polydorou-frigate-navarinon-libya/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-13T01:00:00+00:00 Greek command at sea in Operation IRINI: Captain Stavros Polydorou takes over for six months with the frigate Navarinon as flagship https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/irini-command-at-sea-handover-taranto-2026.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/occupied-cyprus-ustel-target-2033-plan-75-billion-lira-cable-pipeline-turkey/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-13T00:45:00+00:00 Occupied Cyprus: Üstel’s “Target 2033” plan with TRY 75 billion from Ankara, a cable and a pipeline to Turkey “despite the obstacles” https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/kyrenia-old-harbour-occupied-cyprus-2014.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/cyprus-kombos-eu-foreign-affairs-council-turkey-occupied-north-gas-pipeline-memorandum/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-13T00:30:00+00:00 Cyprus: Kombos takes the illegal Turkey–occupied north memorandum on an undersea gas pipeline to the EU’s 27 https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/kombos-fitto-brussels-2025-archive.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/christodoulides-window-of-opportunity-cyprus-problem-erhurman-meeting-convergences-document/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-13T00:15:00+00:00 Christodoulides sees a “window of opportunity” on Cyprus: new meeting with Erhürman, UN has finished its record of convergences https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/christodoulides-morphou-delegation-presidential-palace-2026.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/iran-joint-statement-29-countries-greece-raf-fairford-miliband-sanctions/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-13T00:00:00+00:00 Iran: Greece among 29 countries condemning Tehran’s attacks; London links Iran to the RAF Fairford plot https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/b-52h-stratofortress-raf-fairford-2025.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/sybiha-russia-must-be-cornered-real-talks-zelensky-putin-meeting/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T23:45:00+00:00 Sybiha: “Russia must be cornered” before real talks can happen; yes to a Zelensky-Putin meeting with Trump or Erdogan https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/andrii-sybiha-ukraine-foreign-minister-chobielin-2025.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/ft-us-threatens-freeze-purl-intelligence-sharing-ukraine-russian-energy-strikes/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T18:15:00+00:00 FT: US threatens to freeze PURL and intelligence sharing unless Kyiv stops strikes on Russian energy infrastructure https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/purl-us-weapons-pallets-dover-air-force-base-ukraine-2022.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/sas-technology-ausa-2026-seasting-aihmi-spearhead/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T15:00:00+00:00 SAS Technology at AUSA 2026: SeaSting, AHM-2X AIHMI and, for the first time, the portable Spearhead loitering munition https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/sas-technology-ausa-2026-stand-seasting-aihmi-midros-sarisa.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/cyprus-national-guard-joint-training-us-new-jersey-national-guard/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T14:45:00+00:00 Cyprus National Guard: Joint training with US Armed Forces and the New Jersey National Guard https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/ethniki-froura-tccc-synekpaidefsi-ipa-new-jersey.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/airbus-u740-valkyrie-first-flight-europe-kratos-cca/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T14:30:00+00:00 Airbus U740 Valkyrie uncrewed combat aircraft makes its first flight in Europe https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/airbus-u740-valkyrie-rocket-assisted-take-off-europe.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/hellenic-navy-chief-italian-minehunter-chioggia-venice-dendias/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T14:15:00+00:00 Hellenic Navy chief tours Italian minehunter in Venice as Dendias asks Rome for two https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/hellenic-navy-chief-trans-regional-seapower-symposium-venice-2026.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/tarang-shakti-2026-us-f-35-india-greece-absent-cockpit/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T14:00:00+00:00 Tarang Shakti 2026: US F-35s went to India, Greece did not: “They didn’t let us see the cockpit” https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/f-35a-cockpit-pilot-luke-air-force-base-archive.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/ukraine-sanctions-70-iskander-m-zircon-missile-production-officials/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T13:45:00+00:00 Ukraine sanctions 70 officials in Iskander-M and Zircon missile production: Vlasiuk, “The responsibility is personal” https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/iskander-m-launcher-moscow-victory-day-parade-2015.webp https://geopolitiki.com/greece/analysis-military-satellites-greece-turkey-gokturk-imece-microsatellites/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T13:30:00+00:00 Analysis: Military satellites in Greece and Turkey, Göktürk and İMECE against the Greek microsatellite swarm https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/goektuerk-3-sar-satellite-model-tai-idef-2015.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/greece-army-sniper-rifles-second-executive-contract-gddia-negotiations/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T13:15:00+00:00 Armaments Radar: Sniper rifles, GDDIA opens negotiations for the Army’s second executive contract https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/hellenic-army-snipers-firing-range-sniper-rifles-archive.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/algeria-61-moroccans-arrested-acts-of-sabotage/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T13:00:00+00:00 Algeria: 61 Moroccans arrested for planning “acts of sabotage”, including a former soldier https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/algeria-morocco-border-fence-oujda-2015.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/poland-suspect-arrested-plot-assassinate-tusk-kosiniak-kamysz/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T12:45:00+00:00 Poland: Suspect arrested over plot to assassinate Tusk and Defence Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/poland-tusk-council-of-ministers-kprm-2026.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/zelensky-abc-60-days-ceasefire-elections-trump-new-president/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T12:30:00+00:00 Zelensky on ABC: “60 days of total ceasefire, and we will organize elections”; the choice of leader is for Ukrainians, he tells Trump https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/zelensky-von-der-leyen-carney-european-political-community-yerevan-2026.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/irgc-three-tankers-hit-mines-strait-of-hormuz-hostile-ships-ais/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T12:15:00+00:00 IRGC: three tankers hit mines in the Strait of Hormuz; ships with transponders switched off to be treated as “hostile” https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/seafox-mine-disposal-vehicle-uss-devastator-artemis-trident-2023.webp https://geopolitiki.com/analysis/turkey-samp-t-analysis-greek-rafale-f16-fdi-steel-dome/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T07:45:00+00:00 Analysis: Turkey wants SAMP/T, what France’s “Steel Dome” Aster system would mean for Greek Rafales, F-16s and FDI frigates https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/samp-t-launcher-paris-bastille-day-2021.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/us-coast-guard-first-four-mq-9b-drones-247-8-million/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T07:30:00+00:00 US Coast Guard buys first 4 MQ-9B drones for $247.8 million https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/mq-9b-seaguardian-over-uss-coronado-2021.webp https://geopolitiki.com/greece/greece-india-dendias-indian-ambassador-defence-cooperation-gkikas-new-delhi/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T07:15:00+00:00 Greece-India: Dendias meets the Indian ambassador on strategic defence cooperation, while Gkikas discusses shipping and shipbuilding in New Delhi https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/dendias-jaishankar-greece-india-ministers-new-york-2022.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/lebanese-armed-forces-chief-haykal-official-visit-cyprus/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T07:00:00+00:00 Lebanese Armed Forces chief officially visits Cyprus https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/lebanese-army-chief-haykal-theodorou-national-guard-hq-cyprus-2026.webp https://geopolitiki.com/greece/houthis-riyadh-dammam-strikes-greek-foreign-ministry-saudi-travel/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T06:45:00+00:00 Houthis claim new strikes on Riyadh and Dammam; Greek foreign ministry advises against travel to Saudi Arabia https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/thaad-launcher-prince-sultan-air-base-2020.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/kremlin-zelensky-hysterical-medvedev-ballistic-missiles-geran/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T06:30:00+00:00 Kremlin calls Zelensky “hysterical”; Medvedev says ballistic missiles and Gerans, not Trump’s words, bring victory https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/putin-security-council-videoconference-october-7-2026.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/iran-rezaei-us-reply-inadequate-seven-conditions-hormuz/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-12T06:15:00+00:00 Iran says US reply to its seven Hormuz conditions is “inadequate”; Rezaei: the Strait will not open until they are met https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/uss-paul-hamilton-sailor-m240b-strait-of-hormuz-2023.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/david-sling-stunner-hit-to-kill-greece-tayfun-rafael-video-analysis/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T22:00:00+00:00 Analysis: David’s Sling, the missile with no warhead that Greece brings against Turkey’s Tayfun, with Rafael’s official video https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/david-sling-stunner-launch-mda-2015.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/cyprus-third-barak-mx-drone-dome-lite-beam-iron-dome-buk/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T21:45:00+00:00 Cyprus reportedly orders a third Barak MX, Drone Dome and Lite Beam lasers, and plans Iron Dome to replace its Russian BUKs https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/iron-dome-tamir-interceptor-launch-idf-2021-1.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/cyprus-national-guard-iris-2026-live-fire-kalo-chorio/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T21:30:00+00:00 Cyprus National Guard to hold four days of live-fire drills at Kalo Chorio for exercise IRIS-2026 https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/cyprus-national-guard-tank-parade-oct-2026-geef.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/greece-florida-national-guard-state-partnership-program-camp-blanding/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T21:15:00+00:00 Greece and Florida: first visit by a Greek delegation to the Florida National Guard since joining the State Partnership Program https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/camp-blanding-greek-delegation-filousis-carruthers-2026.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/malaysia-first-lcs-delayed-april-2027-without-nsm/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T21:00:00+00:00 Malaysia: first LCS delayed again, delivery now April 2027 and without its NSM anti-ship missiles https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/kd-maharaja-lela-lcs-lumut-2026.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/australia-tomahawk-mission-planning-centres-us-approves-300-million/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T20:45:00+00:00 Australia: US approves $300 million sale of Tomahawk mission planning centres https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/uss-delbert-d-black-fires-tomahawk-epic-fury-2026.webp https://geopolitiki.com/greece/st-catherines-monastery-sinai-egypt-deadline-october-22/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T20:30:00+00:00 Sinai monastery: October 22 deadline for a deal with Egypt approaches, with the brotherhood divided and questions over the October 24 ruling https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/saint-catherines-monastery-sinai-morning-2008.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/burnham-russia-interfered-brexit-referendum/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T20:15:00+00:00 Burnham: “clear answer” that Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum, the first British prime minister to say so publicly https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/andy-burnham-marie-france-van-heel-downing-street-july-2026.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/trump-energy-ceasefire-russia-ukraine-zelensky/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T20:00:00+00:00 Trump announces “energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine; Moscow yet to confirm as new Russian strikes hit Ukrainian energy sites https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/trump-putin-handshake-alaska-elmendorf-richardson-2025-1.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/cyprus-study-expand-mari-naval-base-large-warships/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T18:45:00+00:00 Cyprus: Study to greatly upgrade the Mari naval base so it can host large warships https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/cyprus-navy-p61-offshore-patrol-vessel-limassol-2025.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/katz-erdogan-red-carpet-hamas-al-hayya-threat-fidan-ankara/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T18:30:00+00:00 Katz to Erdoğan: “Rolling out a red carpet for Hamas murderers” – new threat against al-Hayya after his meeting with Fidan in Ankara https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/israel-katz-defence-minister-hamas-erdogan-threat.webp https://geopolitiki.com/military/cekirge-hurriyet-turkish-warships-exports-aircraft-carrier-2027/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T14:00:00+00:00 Çekirge in Hürriyet: Turkish warships for “12 countries”, an aircraft carrier in 2027 and Oruç Reis as “proof” against Greece and Israel https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/tcg-kinaliada-milgem-corvette-kure-2024.webp https://geopolitiki.com/news/balkans/yandex-data-centre-vladimir-drone-yandex-go-outage/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T13:45:00+00:00 Third Yandex data centre knocked out after reported drone attack in Vladimir; Yandex Go goes down in Russia and Serbia https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/yandex-go-taxi-moscow-2025.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/yemen-government-1150-houthis-killed-taiz-hospitals-siege/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T13:30:00+00:00 Yemen: Government says it killed 1,150 Houthis in 24 hours; Taiz hospitals close to collapse https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/taiz-city-from-al-qahira-castle-2014.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/russian-diesel-congress-bipartisan-backlash-trump-putin-deal/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T13:15:00+00:00 Russian diesel: Democrats and Republicans turn on the Trump-Putin deal: “It will only lead to more slaughter” https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/jeanne-shaheen-senate-portrait-2021.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/maariv-us-pressing-israel-strike-iran-zamir-election-postponed/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T13:00:00+00:00 Maariv: Washington is pressing Israel to strike Iran on its own; Zamir warns that the October 27 election could be postponed https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/f-35i-adir-140-squadron-red-flag-nellis-2023.webp https://geopolitiki.com/politics-diplomacy/centcom-ocean-molica-disabled-gulf-of-oman-ukmto-hormuz-tanker-fire/ Geopolitiki en 2026-10-11T12:45:00+00:00 CENTCOM: US fighter jet disables the “Ocean Molica” in the Gulf of Oman; UKMTO reports a tanker on fire after being hit by an unknown projectile near Hormuz https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/uploads/f-a-18e-super-hornet-centcom-aor-2025.webp