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South Korean Drone Warriors Take Flight
The lesson for NATO 3.0 is clear: inexpensive, replaceable devices could allow the alliance to reduce dependence on Washington.
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South Korean Drone Warriors Take Flight
The lesson for NATO 3.0 is clear: inexpensive, replaceable devices could allow the alliance to reduce dependence on Washington.
Britain’s Dangerous Defense Illusion
For an island nation such as the UK, maritime power is not a luxury, it is essential. Defense spending plans fail to recognize that reality.
Ukraine’s Hidden Defense Advantage
Allies need closer business relations with Ukraine to foster joint projects in defense and exploit its culture of speed and imagination.
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Bringing Ukraine Into NATO Without World War III
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July 7, 2026
South Korean Drone Warriors Take Flight
The lesson for NATO 3.0 is clear: inexpensive, replaceable devices could allow the alliance to reduce dependence on Washington.
July 7, 2026
Britain’s Dangerous Defense Illusion
For an island nation such as the UK, maritime power is not a luxury, it is essential. Defense spending plans fail to recognize that reality.
July 7, 2026
Mythos Danger: False Alarm
In seeking to trip up China, the US managed to trip itself.
July 7, 2026
Ukraine’s Hidden Defense Advantage
Allies need closer business relations with Ukraine to foster joint projects in defense and exploit its culture of speed and imagination.
July 6, 2026
NATO Summit Challenge: Secure Drone Supply
The US aims to build drones free of Chinese influence. It should work with NATO.
July 6, 2026
US Supreme Court Jeopardizes Transatlantic Data Deal
An American court case ignites a debate with Europe about the protection of European personal data.
July 6, 2026
What’s at Stake at the NATO Summit
The politics and optics among leaders are sure to dominate the “hot takes” from the Summit, but the most important part of this Summit is the renewed focus on the private sector.
July 6, 2026
NATO Summit: The Inside Track
Sofia Slonovska talks to Maj. Gen. (rtd.) Gordon “Skip” Davis, NATO’s former Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Defense Investment, about the Ankara summit.
July 6, 2026
The Turkey Test: Can NATO Manage an Indispensable Ally?
Ankara’s growing importance for European security exposes a broader challenge for NATO of building partnerships with essential members.
July 6, 2026
NATO Summit: Deliver or Die
The alliance is rich in critical areas of the new warfare, but must reorganize to exploit them. This is its next great challenge.
July 6, 2026
‘NATO First’ Means Britain Second
The UK is neglecting its own defenses to meet NATO demands. Home protection must be given a higher priority.
July 2, 2026
Time for Drone Traffic Control
Drones are dangerous. France and Canada offer models to keep them safe.
July 2, 2026
Spain Pays for European Fighter’s Crash Landing
The collapse of Europe’s program for a next-generation fighter has left Spain looking to the skies. The forecast is murky.
July 2, 2026
Russia Forces Sick Ukrainians Into Fratricide
Compelling Ukrainians from occupied territories to fight against their compatriots is illegal, but Russia has gone one step further.
July 2, 2026
Running on Empty: Russia’s Fuel Crisis
Ukrainian drone attacks are now causing severe problems for the Kremlin, and it has no quick or easy answers.
July 2, 2026
Ireland and the Trade in Death
Four years after the start of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the role of business in neutral Ireland is coming under scrutiny.
July 1, 2026
US AI Export Controls Miss Target
Washington banned foreigners from the most advanced artificial intelligence models —kneecapping the defenders it was claiming to protect.
July 1, 2026
AI Confesses Without Penance
Pope Leo XIV wants to tame the dangers of artificial intelligence. He has unlikely allies.
July 1, 2026
What Makes Ukrainian Defense Technology So Effective? Speed, Scale, & Innovation
Ukraine’s innovative defense technology has gained a decisive edge with advanced drones and rapid design cycles.
July 1, 2026
What to Watch at the NATO Summit in Ankara
The big decisions are already made. Ankara is about whether NATO allies can deliver.
July 1, 2026
What is a Defense Industrial Base? Why It Matters for NATO
A defense industrial base is the network of firms, factories, and workers that build and sustain NATO’s weapon systems and defense.
June 30, 2026
End European Tech Pessimism
Europe is gripped by a crisis of digital self-confidence. Yet it enjoys some real tech strengths.
June 30, 2026
Putin Orders Russian Women to Retreat
Vladimir Putin likes to portray his war on Ukraine as a continuation of World War II, but not for Russian women.
June 30, 2026
Death and the Kremlin
The sudden death of Sergey Ivanov, one of Putin’s closest allies and his former KGB colleague, has revived discussion about the post-Putin Kremlin.
June 30, 2026
Europe Should Buy Ukrainian Flamingos
Any idea that Tomahawk missiles can be deployed at scale across Europe are now dead. But there is an alternative.
June 26, 2026
EU Tech Sovereignty is Wishful Thinking
A transatlantic tech partnership might be the best approach to build European tech independence.
June 26, 2026
The Wind and Solar Surprise: Renewables Keep Winning
The political mood across the US and Europe suggests that renewables are in retreat. It’s false.
June 26, 2026
Armenia’s New Pro-Russian Opposition Leader
As Armenia cemented its shift to the West in June’s election, a new Kremlin-aligned opposition emerged, giving Moscow a way to build influence and sow division.
June 26, 2026
Washington Can Change the South Caucasus
Nikol Pashinyan’s election victory in Armenia shows the way forward for the region, especially if the US plays a big role.
June 24, 2026
Ukraine: Founding Member No. 1 of Europe’s New Defense Alliance
Any new European defense system must have the continent’s most battle-hardened military at its heart. Step forward, Ukraine.
June 24, 2026
Data Center Energy Challenge: Can the US and Europe Deliver?
Artificial intelligence ambitions are colliding not just with the limits of semiconductors or algorithms. They face electricity and environmental bottlenecks.
June 24, 2026
Merkel, Ukraine, and the Long Tail of Finlandization
The legacy of Finlandization extends far beyond most people’s understanding and can be useful in combating Russia.
June 24, 2026
Putin Is Losing the Fight to Keep Russians Offline
Millions of Russians are bypassing Vladimir Putin’s attempts to block access to the internet, and his regime is struggling to keep up.
June 24, 2026
Ukraine’s Drone War Comes Down to Earth
Ukrainian robots have already gained the upper hand in the skies and the sea; now they’re set to take over on land.
June 22, 2026
American Conservatives Rally for Ukraine
Europeans may not know it, but leading Republicans are continuing to lobby for Ukraine and make the argument that Russia is an enemy.
June 22, 2026
Literal Bridge Building: Turkey and Armenia
Amid tensions with Russia, Armenia is pursuing a full rapprochement with Turkey.
June 18, 2026
Silence and Fear: Life Under Russian Occupation
Evidence and stories from people living under Russian occupation in Ukraine tell of fear, intimidation, and silence.
June 18, 2026
Behind the Lines: How Deep is China’s Engagement in Occupied Ukraine?
Is China expanding its presence in areas of Ukraine occupied by Russia? Or is it just another of the Kremlin’s propaganda games?
June 17, 2026
UK Chip Plans: An Appetizing Recipe
Britain’s new AI hardware strategy backs design and innovation, while avoiding the fantasy of a taxpayer‑funded mega‑fab.
June 17, 2026
US AI Export Controls Cause Furor
By banning foreigners from accessing Anthropic’s Fable 5, the US abandons its hands-off approach to artificial intelligence — and angers allies.
June 17, 2026
Why Do Seized Russian Tankers Sail Away?
French, British, Swedish, and Finnish boarding parties have taken control of shadow fleet vessels, with most freed shortly afterwards.
June 16, 2026
Ukraine: New Unaccountable Elites?
War has reduced the power of the oligarchs who dominated post-independence Ukraine. Will Kyiv seize the chance to curb the influence of the super-rich?
June 16, 2026
The Siege of Crimea
Many observers had written off Crimea and assumed Kyiv would have to surrender the peninsula in any peace deal with Moscow. But the tide is turning.
June 16, 2026
You’ve No Idea How Much Russia Hates Britain
Keir Starmer’s refusal to adequately fund defense is opening ever-greater opportunities for Kremlin exploitation. Its campaign is already underway.
June 15, 2026
Putin’s Kulturkampf
The Russian despotism has done everything possible to shut down information sharing, but culture retains a power beyond its reach.
June 15, 2026
Surrender Crimea and Reward Genocide
The Kremlin’s claim that Crimea is Russian rests on a 240-year project to erase the peninsula’s indigenous Crimean Tatar population. The world can’t turn away.
June 15, 2026
Europe Isn’t Ready for AI Drones
Ukraine’s campaign against supply lines through the so-called land bridge to Crimea are making Russia suffer. They’re also a warning to an under-prepared Europe.
June 12, 2026
Ban or Reform: UK Cracks Down on Social Media
British politicians and doctors compare social media to smoking and call for a ban for under-16s.
June 12, 2026
Ban Chinese Drone Parts? Good Luck
Washington wants to stop all imports from China. Instead, it should work with Ukraine.
June 12, 2026
Why Defense Startups Choose Europe Over America
The United States still leads as the global platform for civil startups, but next-generation defense ventures are quietly staying in Europe.
June 12, 2026
The Walkout of Britain’s Defense Overlords
The chasm between rhetoric and reality has triggered a crisis in the UK’s security establishment.
June 11, 2026
West Needs ‘Escalation Ladder’ for Putin’s Shadow War
NATO’s fragmented responses to Russia’s “accidental” border incursions are enabling Moscow’s shadow war.
June 11, 2026
Putin and Xi — Friends But Not Equals
Coordination of the relationship between China and Russia has grown, but it lacks balance and clear boundaries.
June 10, 2026
Europe Pursues New AI Chip Dream
Europe wants to build a state-backed cutting edge semiconductor fab. It risks boomeranging.
June 10, 2026
Europe and India: A Marriage of Convenience
The biggest of the so-called middle powers are seeking greater cooperation to hedge against war and uncertainty.
June 10, 2026
Russia-China Military Ties: Behind the Window Dressing
It’s important to distinguish between a genuine military alliance and the picture-perfect imagery of authoritarian propaganda.
June 9, 2026
Code War: Europe Launches “Tech Independence”
Europe wants to wean itself from American and Chinese tech in the name of digital sovereignty. Expect a long battle.
June 9, 2026
NATO Needs a War College in Kyiv
The most important classroom for NATO’s future officers should be built in Ukraine’s capital.
June 9, 2026
Armenia Votes to Shun Russia
Pashinyan’s victory leaves the Kremlin with the difficult choice of confrontation or something more pragmatic.
June 8, 2026
When Russia Loses
The war’s end will mark the start of a race to secure the peace and make the continent the author of its future.