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St James Briefing Room, Black Widow Security, OSAMAH ALMOKDADSt James Briefing Room delivers intelligence‑style analysis on defence, geopolitics and cyber. Structured updates, indicators and judgements on how states project power and manage risk across domains.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 34 | Founded | 7 months ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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Great Power Competition in the Arctic: Implications for EU Strategy
Summary
On 13-14 September 2026, European leaders, including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, met in Rovaniemi, Finland, for the European Arctic Summit, hosted by Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo. The European Commission is expecte...
Northern Alliance Treaty Organisation Allies Disrupt Suspected Russian Subsea Cable Sabotage Exercise Near Svalbard
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On 10 September 2026, Reuters reported that UK, Norwegian and US forces disrupted a covert Russian exercise near Svalbard earlier this year. The activity reportedly involved Russian deep-sea submersibles rehearsing the use of an...
NATS flight-processing fault highlights UK aviation resilience dependency
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On 8 September a technical fault affecting National Air Traffic Services’ (NATS) flight-processing system disrupted departing flights across several major UK airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Stansted and Edinbur...
UK Strategic Reserve Exercise Signals Shift Towards Transition-to-War Readiness
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The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) intends to conduct a major exercise in 2027 to test the mobilisation of elements of the Strategic Reserve: former service personnel who may retain a legal liability for recall. The activity is de...
Russian Hybrid Threats Drive European Security Response
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European Union (EU) and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) officials have reiterated their intent to strengthen collective responses to alleged Russian hybrid activity across Europe while maintaining military and financia...
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St James Briefing Room delivers intelligence-style analysis on defence, geopolitics and cyber: structured updates, indicators and judgements on how states project power and manage risk across domains.
Safety and Security - From someone hired to protect. Postgraduate study in terrorism and political violence - St Andrews, a military background, and a discreet career spent in operational security.
Strategic & Military Analyst | Researcher | Former Air Force Officer & Aeronautical Engineer | Airpower, UAV, EW, Space & Strategic Systems
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