Asociatia I2DS2

05/02/2026

"Under the terms of the game, Russian troops created a land corridor through Lithuania, connecting Belarus with the Kaliningrad region.

The corridor ran through the Suwałki Gap, a strategically vulnerable area that is NATO’s only land link to the Baltic countries.

Germany’s response in the simulation included sanctions pressure, naval measures in the Baltic Sea, and internal crisis preparedness, including civil protection and economic security measures."

The German publication WELT, in collaboration with experts, conducted a wargame simulating a hypothetical Russian attack on Lithuania and a crisis within NATO.The simulation revealed serious gaps in the readiness […]

24/01/2026

The United States just released its 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS), which implements the " " vision established in the December 2025 National Security Strategy ( ).
The strategy marks a fundamental shift toward , , and a prioritized focus on the Western Hemisphere.
Core Strategic Priorities
Homeland Defense & Border Security: For the first time in decades, the primary concern of the United States Department of War is the security of the U.S. homeland and the Western Hemisphere, surpassing the threat from China. This includes countering mass migration and drug trafficking.
The "Donroe Doctrine": The strategy reasserts the Monroe Doctrine to ensure absolute U.S. primacy in the Western Hemisphere, specifically targeting the influence of and in the region.
Deterring China "Through Strength": While still a major competitor, is no longer labeled the "pacing challenge." The U.S. seeks to deter aggression in the Indo-Pacific while avoiding direct confrontation or regime change.
Burden-Sharing with Allies: The strategy demands that allies, particularly in and , take "primary responsibility" for their own conventional defense. U.S. support will be "more limited" and transactional.
Industrial "Supercharging": A "once-in-a-century" revitalization of the U.S. is planned to ensure the U.S. remains the world's premier arsenal and to reduce dependence on foreign supply chains.


https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jan/23/2003864773/-1/-1/0/2026-NATIONAL-DEFENSE-STRATEGY.PDF

19/01/2026

"Greenland is not for sale. But neither should it be left exposed to a power vacuum. If Europe wants to ensure that no one can do to Greenland what the United States did in Venezuela, then it must stop relying on rules alone and start building the strategic reality that makes coercion unthinkable."
Atlantic Council

If Europe wants to ensure that no one can do to Greenland what the United States did in Venezuela, then it must stop relying on rules alone.

18/01/2026

La War Room (cellule de crise, salle de pilotage stratégique selon les circonstances) est un concept stratégique et opérationnel qui trouve ses origines dans l’histoire militaire (Première Guerre mondiale) et qui s’est transformé en un outil essentiel aujourd’hui utilisé dans le monde de l’entreprise.
“A war room is an intelligent and disciplined space, sometimes calm, sometimes chaotic, where everyone shares the same purpose: to move forward together and design robust strategies that propel the company forward. Its power lies in the diversity of its members’ backgrounds and expertise, which gives rise to new perspectives that strengthen the strategy itself. It’s an innovative space where structure and freedom coexist. A place of conquering without losing clarity.”
https://www.forbes.fr/management/la-war-room-larme-secrete-des-entreprises-pour-decidervite/

18/01/2026

The US Army recently signed an agreement with the United Kingdom establishing ground rules for sharing intelligence on drone and counter-drone operations!
The US Army and vendors from the US and allied nations hosted (November 2025) a competition, dubbed Flytrap 4.5, to counter simulated threats from Group 1-3 (small- to medium-sized) drones operating in NATO airspace.

The Army secretary said the “end state” of such arrangements would make the US and its allies "stronger" in a future conflict where they would have to fight together.

18/01/2026

SIS is the last service to appoint a woman to take the helm. Historically, women have been underestimated and top jobs given to men.
SIS chief Dick White believed 'our secretaries need only two things: good legs and a good upbringing'.
With fewer than a third of senior posts currently occupied by women in SIS, there is still work to be done.

For the first time in the history of the Secret Intelligence Service, a woman has been ordained at its altar of power, signifying a major cultural ...

23/11/2025

Bendler’s retroactive FARA filings document him having simultaneously worked for foreign principals related to the governments of France, Angola, Venezuela, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
https://jackpoulson.substack.com/p/former-cia-paris-chief-of-station?fbclid=IwY2xjawOQFVxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeeN3H4FigPkiybQqHtjy781KIamMgUj1gVgePAk_PNuKihVK9UTsq88lx_3Q_aem_CAv5zhG4SsoKUZ7JFc2K5A&brid=zMATMka4xCZ-Um6pURPgyw

Dale Bendler was sentenced to two concurrent 12 month and 1 day sentences on Thursday afternoon, for mishandling classified information and surreptitiously working on behalf of foreign clients.

22/11/2025

En application de sa mission de contre-ingérence économique, la DRSD publie régulièrement des numéros de sa Lettre d'information économique (LIE). Cette publication a pour objectif d'encourager la mise en oeuvre, de la part des acteurs de la base industrielle et technologique de défense (BITD) et du monde de la recherche d'intérêt défense, d'une posture active.
L’objectif de cette nouvelle LIE est de sensibiliser les entreprises de la BITD aux enjeux de la sauvegarde de leur propriété intellectuelle. Ce numéro présente les missions des acteurs impliqués, comme le bureau de la propriété intellectuelle (BPI) de la Direction générale de l’armement (DGA) et l’Institut national de la propriété industrielle (INPI), ainsi que des cas concrets.
https://www.defense.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/drsd/LIE%20n%C2%B021%20-%20Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20intellectuelle%20dans%20la%20sph%C3%A8re%20d%C3%A9fense.pdf

03/11/2025

Face à la dégradation accélérée du contexte international et à la révolution technologique qui transforme les métiers du renseignement, les trois services du ministère – DGSE, DRM et DRSD – s’adaptent pour permettre à la France d’anticiper l’évolution des crises et de préserver son autonomie d’appréciation.
https://www.defense.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/ministere-armees/Esprit%20d%C3%A9fense%20n%C2%B0%2017%20-%20Automne%202025.pdf

16/06/2025

As an Israeli security official told the Times of Israel, the mission relied on “groundbreaking thinking, bold planning and surgical operation of advanced technologies, special forces and agents operating in the heart of Iran while evading the eyes of local intelligence.”

Operation Rising Lion offers critical lessons for Western military planners facing similar challenges against peer competitors.

30/05/2025

The Defense Intelligence Agency’s latest Worldwide Threat Assessment connects the dots across domains—space, nuclear, information, and proxy warfare. But one theme runs through them all: cyber risk is now the primary attack surface for global power projection.

The main threat vectors :

• Top cyber threats: China, Russia, North Korea – targeting critical infrastructure and military networks
• Top space threats: China, Russia – building anti-satellite weapons and satellite disruption capabilities
• Top destabilization campaigns: Russia – using covert action, cyberattacks, and disinformation
• Top proxy threats: Iran – leveraging regional militias, missile proliferation, and asymmetric tactics
• Top nuclear threats: China, Russia, North Korea – with Iran positioned just short of a breakout
• Top cyber risk reality: Adversaries are pre-positioning in U.S. critical infrastructure, ready to strike in a conflict scenario

The lines between physical and digital warfare have blurred. Cyber is not just a domain—it’s the enabler of every other threat.
https://armedservices.house.gov/uploadedfiles/2025_dia_statement_for_the_record.pdf

21/04/2025

I2DS2 Voices - Ştefan Dănilă - Presedinte I2DS2
"Proiectul meu privind o posibilă capacitate de apărare credibilă are la bază experiența proprie, câteva studii privind alte armate, precum și prezumția că Alianța Nord-Atlantică se va menține, iar Uniune Europeană își va constitui capacitatea proprie de apărare preponderent prin integrarea capacităților naționale, la care se vor adăuga comandamente și capabilități comune. "

Actuala modificare a relațiilor internaționale a trezit un sentiment de nesiguranță pe care îl credeam uitat, după intrarea în familia statelor membre NATO și amplasarea pe teritoriul României a un…