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Ukraine response deepens Japan-Europe strategic ties

As Japan supports collective efforts to defeat Russian aggression in Europe, it is also investing...

Is Finnish and Swedish NATO membership useful for European security?

For Finland and Sweden, even if Russia emerges from the current war capable of mounting further...

Ukraine’s shift to a new NATO arsenal is unprecedented and inevitable

Defending your country is hard enough. Managing to defend yourself while shifting from...

I tried to put Russia on another path

The failure of Russian democracy, and its turn to revanchism, was not catalyzed in Brussels at NATO...

What if Putin is not looking to end this war?

The analytic consensus in the West is that Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine was a huge mistake...

Why NATO should worry about the Balkans

The ongoing war in Ukraine and the recent flare-ups in Nagorno-Karabakh, which is disputed between...

Is NATO finally in Finland’s future?

What line won’t the Kremlin cross? Nobody knows anymore, not even in a country like Finland, which...

Six things NATO can do to help Ukraine right now

A no-fly zone is highly escalatory yet unlikely to work. Thankfully, NATO has other options. Below...

No, Ukraine is not a NATO member – does it really matter?

The Alliance’s focus on the distinction between member and non-member states is undermining the...

Is the Russian Air Force Actually Incapable of Complex Air Operations?

More than a week into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Air Force has yet to commence...

Útok Ruska jako bod nula německé bezpečnostní politiky

Nyní už je zřejmé, že Putin podle všeho blafoval od samého začátku. Nejde však o to, jak mnozí...

The real reasons Putin feels threatened by NATO

Putin is correct when he says NATO is a danger to him, but not in the way you think. Putin knows...

This is Putin’s war. But America and NATO aren’t innocent bystanders.

The only place to be for understanding this war is inside Russian President Vladimir Putin’s head....

NATO or not, Finland is a valuable security contributor

Given Russia’s recent military build-up near Ukraine and the debate on Finland’s possible NATO...

Combat drones: We are in a new era of warfare - here’s why

The combat drone was once the preserve of military superpowers but no longer. Its use by insurgents...

How to deal with the Kremlin-created crisis in Europe

We believe the United States should, in closest consultation with its NATO allies and with Ukraine,...

What does future warfare look like? It's here already

The year 2021 has seen a fundamental shift in British defence and security policy. Up goes the...

Kremlin hopes Syria can be a future thorn in NATO's southern flank

The longer runway at Khmeimim airbase in Syria gives nuclear-capable bombers a place to land, and...

Prioritize NATO’s core task: collective defense

The NATO Parliamentary Assembly meets next week in Washington to discuss the alliance’s redraft of...

How Biden can save the peace in Bosnia

Perhaps at no stage since the Bosnian War ended in 1995 has there been so much talk about war...

US nuclear arms shift could raise risk of inadvertent conflict

As Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan declared in 1985, “a nuclear war cannot be won and must...

NATO’s technology innovation initiatives are moving into high gear

Going far beyond what is available today, the Digital Ocean platform seeks to bring together...

Europe's military weakness is indefensible!

Am I the only one who is sick and tired of hearing AUKUS described as a 'wake up call' for European...

Is NATO in crisis?

The security pact between the US, UK and Australia did not cause a rift within NATO, but it is not...

NATO cannot cede the new art of modern warfare to Russia and China

The most recent global pandemic to hit the headlines and unleash widespread panic has nothing to do...

Strengthening our defences amid strategic challenges

Defence Minister Peter Dutton, showing commendable strategic foresight, has flagged broadening...

Even a short war over Taiwan or the Baltics would be devastating

Today, military commanders and the civilian politicians who might send them to war may be accepting...

Nato allies need to speed up AI defence co-operation

As Russia intensifies cyber hostilities and China weaponises artificial intelligence, joining...

What is Defense Diplomacy: the role of military forces in peacetime

Activities called "security cooperation" and "defense exchange / defense cooperation", i.e. foreign...

Germany’s Indo-Pacific frigate may send unclear message

When it recently emerged that Germany was planning to deploy the Bayern frigate to the South China...

The baleful phantom of border changes haunts the Balkans

Changing state borders in the western Balkans is usually considered one of the most dangerous ideas...

The new challenge for NATO: Securing a climate-changed world

Climate change is presenting a complex challenge for humanity as it contributes to sea-level rise,...

The Americans may leave Afghanistan, but the Forever War will grind on

Joe Biden may be withdrawing US troops from the ground, but given the continuing threat of...

The U.S. military takes UFOs seriously. Why doesn't Silicon Valley or academia?

The government wants to know if these unidentified objects pose a military threat. But they also...

NATO accession would not be a way for the West to help Ukraine

Ukrainian politicians have also started the discussion about joining NATO. Is there a chance for...

Biden is making a major mistake on Afghanistan

The Taliban have little incentive not to seek out their enemies wherever they might be found and...