Ankara in the spotlight: Potentials of the NATO Summit 2026
Source The NATO Summit in Ankara on 7–8 July 2026 marks a significant moment in the Alliance’s history. It takes…
Month: June 2026
Echoes of Prigozhin as Disgruntled Russian Soldiers Threaten a New March on Moscow
By Steven Blatter26/06/2026 June has historically proven to be a volatile month for the Russian presidency. Exactly three years after…
Inside the Vienna Network Weaponizing Neutrality for the Kremlin
By Ishtwan Kamel25/06/2026 An Austrian political commentator has emerged as a central figure in Moscow’s ongoing hybrid warfare against Europe.…
Blunting Putin’s Ballistic Edge is the Key to Unlocking Peace
By James Johnson24/06/2026 For over two years, the Kremlin has wagered heavily on a gruelling war of attrition. By raining…
The clear-eyed calculus behind reinforcing Ukraine’s air defence shield
By Steven Blatter18/06/2026 The ongoing conflict has laid bare a fundamental truth: providing Ukraine with advanced interceptor missiles is not…
The bear with the bomb: Russian nuclear coercion and the future of European deterrence
By Rafael Loss 17/06/2026 Source Russia is expanding its nuclear-capable, long-range weapon systems to press Europe and fracture NATO. Europeans need…
The Imperative of the Active Shield and the Cost of Dormant Arsenals
By James Johnson11/06/2026 In the early hours of 2 June 2026, the geopolitical landscape of the European continent was once…
Japan’s ASEAN-Centered Regional Strategy – OpEd
By Simon Hutagalung11/06/2026 Source In recent years, Japan has shifted from being a cautious ally of the US to an independent…
The Strategic Logic of Shielding Ukraine’s Skies
By Steven Blatter11/06/2026 As Europe navigates the summer of 2026, the war of attrition in Ukraine has reached a critical…
The NATO Ankara Summit: “NATO 3.0” in Practice
By Jonathan Burchell10/06/2026 Source Introduction When NATO was founded, its first secretary general, Lord Ismay, famously remarked that the alliance existed “to keep…