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May 6, 2026
How Private Capital Can Accelerate European Rearmament
Europe’s defense industry supply chains are technology dependent, fragile and lack surge capacity. Private capital can help if legislators act.
May 5, 2026
After the Ukraine War: How to Deter the Next One
Ukraine has impressed the world with the ingenuity, bravery and longevity of its defense against Russian aggression. Its next task is to build deterrence.
May 5, 2026
Unleashing Defense Innovation
Building a future-capable force.
April 29, 2026
Europe: A New Defense Council to Shore-Up NATO
A European Security Council could provide the unified voice and structural resilience the continent desperately needs.
April 29, 2026
The Manned Aircraft Problem? Humans
The use of captured pilots for hostage diplomacy should make Western air forces reconsider their dithering on unmanned aircraft.
April 29, 2026
Blurred Borders: NATO Needs Answers to Hybrid Attacks
An exercise testing NATO responses to hybrid attacks revealed a need for the West to be more nimble, and willing to mimic enemy tactics to defend itself.
April 23, 2026
Europe’s Defense Factories: More Urgency Please
The EU’s new defense industry program has the right architecture. The factories, the workers, and the political will are another matter.
April 20, 2026
Ukraine and the Future of War
The asymmetry of the Ukraine war has driven radical changes in weapons and those who wield them. The West should learn the lessons.
April 9, 2026
New Ways to Win Wars — Proposals for the West
For decades, Western defense strategy assumed that technological superiority ensured victory. That assumption proves false in modern conflict.
April 8, 2026
Zelenskyy’s Drone Diplomacy Wins New Arab Friends
Behind the headlines of his Middle Eastern trip, Ukraine’s leader has underlined Ukraine’s nimble and quick-witted diplomacy.
April 3, 2026
Ukraine’s Technology Shield Gets Better and Better
Innovation from four years of war has given Ukraine a layered defensive system centered around technology.
March 30, 2026
Europe’s Porous Air Defenses Unmasked by Iran War
Images of French and British fighters using high-tech air-to-air missiles to destroy Iranian attack drones may give the appearance of strength, but it betrays a serious weakness.
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