# Defence

The UK is demanding closer defense ties with the EU, signaling a potential shift away from sole reliance on the US. Meanwhile, Canada and Denmark are deepening their Arctic security cooperation amidst lingering geopolitical tensions.

### About Defence
Defence refers to measures taken by a nation or group to protect itself against attack or aggression.  

### Insights
- defence engagements is up 11.2% from the previous week.
- defence posts created is up 13.83% from the previous week.

### Engagements: [----------] (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:defence/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/defence/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: [----------]  
Daily Average: [----------]  
[--] Week: [-----------] +11%  
[--] Month: [-------------] -39%  
[--] Months: [--------------] +11%  
[--] Year: [--------------] +170%  
1-Year High: [-----------] on 2025-05-08  
1-Year Low: [----------] on 2025-10-19  

Engagements by network (24h):
Instagram: [-------]
News: [-------]
Reddit: [------]
YouTube: [----------]
X: [----------]
TikTok: [---------]

  
  
### Mentions: [------] (24h)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:defence/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/defence/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: [------]  
Daily Average: [------]  
[--] Week: [------] +1.80%  
1-Year High: [------] on 2025-12-04  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-03-16  

Mentions by network (24h):
Instagram: [--]
News: [---]
Reddit: [---]
YouTube: [-----]
X: [-----]
TikTok: [---]

  
  
### Creators: [------] (24h)
![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:defence/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/defence/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[------] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Defence in the last [--] hours which is down 6.60% from [------] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [------]  
[--] Week: [------] -6.70%  
1-Year High: [------] on 2025-12-02  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-03-16  

The most influential creators that mention Defence in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                                   | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                                   | ---- | ---------  | ----- | ----------- |
| [@upediashorts](/creator/youtube/upediashorts)            | [--]    | [----------] | [-----] | [---------]   |
| [@v](/creator/youtube/v)                                  | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]    | [---------]   |
| [@vkarateacademy1122](/creator/tiktok/vkarateacademy1122) | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [---------]   |
| [@DDNewslive](/creator/twitter/DDNewslive)                | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [---------]   |
| [@newdefenceshorts](/creator/youtube/newdefenceshorts)    | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [---------]   |
| [@defenceprade](/creator/youtube/defenceprade)            | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]     | [---------]   |
| [@myscdf](/creator/tiktok/myscdf)                         | [--]    | [------]     | [--]    | [---------]   |
| [@ashishyadav_95](/creator/youtube/ashishyadav_95)        | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]    | [-------]     |
| [@mothershipsg](/creator/tiktok/mothershipsg)             | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@blastdota](/creator/youtube/blastdota)                  | [--]   | [------]     | [--]    | [-------]     |

[View More](/list/creators/defence/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: 79%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:defence/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/defence/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 79%  
Daily Average: 69%  
[--] Week: 69% -3%  
[--] Month: 77% -2%  
[--] Months: 77% +9%  
[--] Year: 77% +8%  
1-Year High: 84% on 2025-10-21  
1-Year Low: 21% on 2025-08-10  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Defence Mentions: (29%) The number of times defence is mentioned across social media.
- Defence Creators: (29%) The number of creators discussing defence on social media.
  
Most Critical Themes:
  

### Top Defence News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"Olympics-ice hockey-Canada ease past Swiss Finland beat Sweden Slovakia Czechs notch wins By Amy Tennery and Trevor Stynes MILAN Feb [--] (Reuters) - Canada put on another ice hockey highlight reel on Friday beating Switzerland 5-1 and Finland bested Nordic rivals Sweden 4-1 to get their Olympic title defence back on track while Slovakia held off hosts Italy and Czech Republic beat France. The NHL-laden Canada team hot favourites in Milan capped the third day of the men's"  
[News Link](https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football/olympics-ice-hockey-canada-ease-past-swiss-finland-beat-sweden-slovakia-czechs-notch-wins/ar-AA1WjRfN) [@MSN](/creator/x/MSN) 2026-02-14T06:28Z 187.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Defence land sale: Spectacle Island on Sydney Harbour on the market A plan to sell an entire island within the Harbour has ignited debate about whether the historically significant site should be offloaded to private buyers or kept in public hands"  
[News Link](https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/an-incredibly-rare-proposition-the-sydney-harbour-island-up-for-sale-20260212-p5o1pl.html) [@smh](/creator/x/smh) 2026-02-14T03:13Z 873.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Ottawa-Gatineau launch defenceinnovation hub task force CTVNews Ottawa and Gatineau have launched a task force to create a defence innovation hub in the capital. CTVs Josh Marano reports"  
[News Link](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/video/2026/02/13/ottawa-gatineau-launch-defence-innovation-hub-task-force/) [@CTVNews](/creator/x/CTVNews) 2026-02-14T02:30Z 2.5M followers, [----] engagements


"Canada Denmark deepen defence ties after Greenland annexation threat CBC News Canada and Denmark have signed a new defence co-operation agreement aimed at strengthening Arctic security amid lingering tensions over U.S. annexation threats toward Greenland. The pact enhances collaboration on surveillance and joint operations but does not go beyond existing NATO Article [--] commitments"  
[News Link](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-denmark-greenland-arctic-defence-trump-9.7089217) [@people](/creator/x/people) 2026-02-14T00:02Z 735.1K followers, [----] engagements



### Top Defence Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"BREAKING: Alexei Navalny died in prison after being poisoned with a deadly toxin found in Ecuadorian dart frogs the UK and other allies have claimed. Security and defence editor @haynesdeborah is live from Munich with more on this story https://trib.al/mHZqrdc https://trib.al/mHZqrdc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SkyNews/status/2022657209117602178) [@SkyNews](/creator/x/SkyNews) 2026-02-14T13:00Z 8.6M followers, 379.6K engagements


""Shattered streets destroyed homes schools. this is daily life in Ukraine because of Russia for four long years." Speaking at the Munich Defence Conference President Zelenskyy details that Russia sent [----] drones to Ukraine in January alone. https://trib.al/6u4yF5U https://trib.al/6u4yF5U"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SkyNews/status/2022632221899694423) [@SkyNews](/creator/x/SkyNews) 2026-02-14T11:21Z 8.6M followers, 20.9K engagements


"Both the Greens and Reform are soft on Putin and soft on NATO. The greens want to pull out of NATO and Reforms Leader says Putin is the leader he admires the most. Labour takes a different approach: a NATO-first approach increasing defence spending and renewing our forces"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LukePollard/status/2022627477684982044) [@LukePollard](/creator/x/LukePollard) 2026-02-14T11:02Z 53.3K followers, 58.3K engagements


""according to the Secretary Europe has to defend itself on its own" That's not quite the US message. Message is that Europe has to lead conventional defence while US provides nuclear umbrella and "critical but more limited" support. Rubio talked of "primary responsibility." Issue is that 1/ US no longer seems to see Russia as adversary or threat beyond narrow nuclear and missile threat to homeland and 2/ European trust that that limited support will be there when needed is also deeply corroded. But corroded trust doesn't mean no trust and revealed preference - in spending timelines and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/shashj/status/2022624078784315767) [@shashj](/creator/x/shashj) 2026-02-14T10:48Z 225.8K followers, 33.5K engagements

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