Over the past two weeks, a series of security incidents has affected critical and strategic infrastructure across Europe.
Rail disruption, drone incursions, incidents affecting airports and border infrastructure, fires and attempted attacks involving defence-industrial sites, and increasingly serious military encounters have all formed part of the European security picture.
These events have different circumstances and, where established, different attributions. They should not automatically be considered connected. Taken together, however, they illustrate the increasingly complex environment in which governments, businesses, and critical infrastructure operators are working.
Modern Sovereignty has compiled a short factual chronology of significant incidents reported between 4 and 16 September 2026.
These are precisely the questions that Modern Sovereignty was created to explore: resilience, security, critical infrastructure, strategic autonomy, and preparedness.
Modern Sovereignty – Inaugural Issue
Ibex Publishing is pleased to announce a call for contributions for the inaugural issue of Modern Sovereignty, a new publication exploring the frontiers of resilience, security and strategic transition.
Many of the issues shaping Europe’s future no longer fit neatly within traditional policy boundaries. Questions of energy security are also questions of industrial policy. Critical minerals are also questions of trade and geopolitics. Climate adaptation is increasingly linked to infrastructure resilience, economic security and public preparedness. Defence, logistics, transport, technology and competitiveness are becoming ever more interconnected.
Modern Sovereignty has been established as a forum for these conversations.
Through interviews, analysis and expert contributions, the publication examines the systems, capabilities and institutions that underpin resilience, prosperity and freedom of action in the twenty-first century. Bringing together perspectives from across government, industry, academia and civil society, Modern Sovereignty seeks to encourage informed discussion on the strategic challenges and opportunities shaping Europe and beyond.
The inaugural issue will cover a broad range of topics reflecting the publication’s editorial scope, including:
- Strategic resilience and preparedness
- Security and defence
- Energy security and energy systems
- Critical infrastructure
- Industrial policy and competitiveness
- Economic security and strategic trade
- Critical minerals and strategic resources
- Supply chains and logistics
- Technology and digital sovereignty
- Climate risk and adaptation
- Mobility and strategic connectivity
- Geopolitics and international affairs
- Public policy and governance
With its readership of policymakers, industry leaders, researchers, public affairs professionals and practitioners, Modern Sovereignty offers contributors and partners a platform to engage with the strategic debates shaping resilience, security and prosperity in the twenty-first century.
Individuals wishing to participate through editorial contributions, and organisations interested in partnership opportunities, are invited to contact the Modern Sovereignty team using the details below.
