Trump’s tariffs threaten US weapons production

by | Apr 4, 2025 | Aerospace, Air defense, Americas, Borders, budget, Buildings, Companies, Competition, Defense, Defense budgets, European Defense, Imports, industry, manufacturing, Pentagon, security, services, Submarines, Supply chains, Tariffs, trade, Trade UK, weapons

President Donald Trump’s tariffs aren’t just an economic disruption. They’re a security one. His program, if implemented as planned, could muddle global supply chains the Pentagon has spent decades creating, make American weapons more expensive, and complicate...

UK spending squeeze leaves anti-terror projects in limbo

by | Mar 25, 2025 | Advocacy, Africa, conflict, Defense, development, Extremism, Foreign policy, Intelligence, middle east, military, NGOs, policy, Politics, prevention, refugees, Regions/Cohesion, resilience, security, Submarines, Terrorism, US, war, weapons

LONDON — A host of Britain’s overseas security projects are due to end this month — and there’s no clear signal from the cash-strapped Labour government on whether they will continue. As Chancellor Rachel Reeves reaches for government savings, POLITICO has identified...

UK minister met Chinese turbine company amid security concerns

by | Feb 21, 2025 | Buildings, Communications, Companies, critical infrastructure, Defense, Department, Department for Business and Trade, Energy, Energy and Climate UK, Energy infrastructure, energy security, Farms, growth, industry, infrastructure, Intelligence, Intelligence services, investment, manufacturing, Net zero, North Sea, Offshore wind, parliament, security, services, smart energy, Software, Submarines, Supply chains, Technology, trade, Trade UK, transparency

LONDON — Britain’s investment minister met with China’s biggest offshore wind company last year, amid security fears about the role of Chinese firms in U.K. and European energy projects. Ministerial transparency documents published this week reveal that Poppy...