Colby Badhwar is a security columnist for The Insider, a Russia-focused, independent media outlet. He writes on global security issues, with an emphasis on armaments and the arms trade. He is a founding member of Tochnyi, a collaborative project covering the War in Ukraine with a weekly podcast, where his research and analysis can be heard. He resides in Toronto, Canada.
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May 7, 2025
US-Ukraine Relations on the Rise
A critical minerals deal between the two countries may set the scene for a longer-term improvement in ties between the new business associates.
February 27, 2025
US and European Defense: Making a Virtue of Necessity
The transatlantic partners cannot wish away 75 years of mutual reliance. Everyone needs to cool down and recognize the facts.
February 18, 2025
Europe Needs to Keep Buying American
Europe has spent more on the war in Ukraine than the US, boosting American arms makers, but it will need to keep buying American while it rebuilds its own defense industry.
October 28, 2024
Memo to Trump or Harris — Focus on NATO’s Steadfast Eastern Members
Regardless of the US election winner, any new administration must re-center NATO on the most reliable and committed members in its eastern heartlands.
September 16, 2024
The Draghi Dilemma — Europe’s Arms-Makers Must Swallow Reality
The continent needs to accept that it cannot do everything alone and should instead seek to work with much bigger US defense companies.
