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…
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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…
Moscow Tells Baltics NATO Will Not Come To Their Rescue – Analysis
By Paul Goble|10/06/2026 Source Whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will launch an attack on the Baltic countries, as many now fear…
The Collapse of Russia’s Security Myth in Armenia
By Steven Blatter 10/06/2026 For decades, the presence of Russian troops on Armenian soil was viewed as a cast-iron guarantee…
Moscow’s stranglehold on Minsk’s throat
By James Johnson 28/05/2026 As Russia’s unprovoked, full-scale war against Ukraine enters its fifth, gruelling year, the Kremlin appears to…
The end: not close, but clear
By Vladislav Inozemtsev13/05/2026 The May 9, 2026, parade in Moscow has gone down in history: remembered only for its brevity,…
The “Peace” Trap: Unmasking the Kremlin’s Trojan Horse in Europe
By James Johnson30/04/2026 In an era of shifting geopolitics, the term “pacifism” is being hijacked. The latest protagonist in this…
The Budapest Gambit: An Anatomy of Russia’s Covert Electoral Intervention in Hungary
By Ishtwan Kamel05/04/2026 The Hungarian parliamentary elections scheduled for April 2026 are widely regarded as the most significant challenge to…