A possible first wave of an attack on Iran would focus on strategic missile sites and launchers, the most immediate threats to US forces and Israel, a former CENTCOM official told the Post. The ...
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. Whether or not this apparent Chinese proverb is authentic, it applies for the Ukrainian military's corps reform as much as ...
Too many leaders are still operating like fair-weather captains: reactive, centralized and dangerously dependent on their own instincts.
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Is NATO creating an Arctic crisis to placate Trump?

The alliance's buildup to confront questionable Russian and Chinese threats lacks the diplomacy necessary to stave off escalation ...
Summary The Chinese military has been in disarray since early 2023. Dozens of senior PLA officers, mostly lieutenant generals and generals, have been investigated and prosecuted. Five of the seven… ...
Treating the IRGC as a terrorist organization pushes European governments to consider whether Iranian ambassadors should retain routine immunities and access. On January 29, the E ...
Europe has long tried to delay acknowledging a truth that has been clear for two decades: the other side of the Atlantic is no longer a source of strategic and political certainty.
Digital platforms have triggered a structural transformation in the formation of public opinion and the dynamics of political communication. They are no longer just channels for public expression; ...
Q2 2026 Earnings Call February 18, 2026 7:15 PM ESTCompany ParticipantsAlfonso Ianniello - MD, CEO & DirectorMichael Barton - ...
Remove spending on the Trident nuclear deterrent – a quarter of the MoD’s budget and a third of its equipment budget – and Britain is spending just 1.75 per cent of GDP on defence, around the same ...
Saudi Arabia and the UAE, once close allies, are now locked in open rivalry, impacting the Yemen war, cross-border trade, and regional flashpoints. This strategic split challenges core assumptions ...
Europe's armies are changing and growing in the 2020's since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Is it sufficient and what are the challenges to European defense?