The Lethal Price of Western Hesitation in Ukraine’s Skies
By James Johnson09/08/2026 Every single night across Ukraine, an agonizingly predictable tragedy plays out in the dark. Sirens wail over…
Category: Transatlantic
NATO’s arms race has an unlikely weak link: cables
By Emily Ryan MillerJul 27, 2026 Source NATO leaders wrapped up their summit in Ankara, Turkey, in July 2026 having…
Will Trump Take the Win at NATO’s Ankara Summit?
By Ambassador Daniel Fried02/07/2026 Source At NATO’s July 7-8 Ankara Summit, President Donald Trump can land a big success: advancing a…
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…
If Europe starts attacking Russian cargo ships, all bets are off
By Anatol Lieven21/01/2026Source The consequences will be negative, from shattering the order it claims to defend all the way up to…
Europe, Trump and his vision of the world
By Riccardo Perissich12/13/2025Source Nearly all governments regularly publish documents intended to explain to their own public opinion—as well as to the…
Budapest Summit: Trump’s Walk Along Edge
By Ishtwan Kamel 19/10/2025 A turning point in the US’s position towards the war in Ukraine came after a telephone…
Why Are Russia and China Militarizing the Arctic?
04/08/2025By David KirichenkoSource Russia is rapidly militarizing the Arctic, forging closer ties with China, and exploiting NATO weaknesses. The Arctic…
“NATO first”: A new era for UK defence
17/07/2025By Lord RobertsonSource The world has fundamentally changed since I was NATO Secretary General in the early 21st century. It…