IN THE SPOTLIGHTGermany Turns to Tomahawk Purchase After US Cuts Planned European DeploymentNATO’s EUR70bn Ukraine Pledge Puts Europe’s Delivery Capacity on TrialSea of Azov Tanker Strikes Extend Ukraine’s Crimea Isolation CampaignRussia’s Diesel Export Ban Turns Ukraine’s Refinery Campaign Into a Global Fuel-Market IssueNEWS FEEDGermany Turns to Tomahawk Purchase After US Cuts Planned European DeploymentJuly 10, 2026NATO’s EUR70bn Ukraine Pledge Puts Europe’s Delivery Capacity on TrialJuly 10, 2026Sea of Azov Tanker Strikes Extend Ukraine’s Crimea Isolation CampaignJuly 10, 2026Russia’s Diesel Export Ban Turns Ukraine’s Refinery Campaign Into a Global Fuel-Market IssueJuly 9, 2026NATO Turns Baltic Air Policing Into an Air-Defence MissionJuly 9, 2026GUEST OPINIONCOMMENTARYAugust 18, 2025Meeting In Alaska: A Big Deal Without Any Peace DealEDITORIALSGermany Turns to Tomahawk Purchase After US Cuts Planned European DeploymentTrump-Zelenskyy Meeting Puts Ukraine Diplomacy Inside NATO Summit PoliticsThe planned bilateral in Ankara will place the future of the Ukraine…Ankara Summit Turns NATO Burden-Shifting Into a Test of European CapacityEU Defence Projects Expose the Gap Between Ambition and CapabilityFORCESSea of Azov Tanker Strikes Extend Ukraine’s Crimea Isolation CampaignNATO’s Shared A400M Plan Exposes Europe’s Strategic-Lift ShortageKyiv Strike Exposes Patriot Interceptor Gap Before NATO Leaders MeetTurkey Uses NATO Summit to Press for F-35 Access and Missile-Defence DealsUkraine’s Second Ufa Strike Shows Range Is Becoming a Strategic WeaponEurope Says It Has Filled Most US Gaps in NATO Plans, but Bombers Remain ExposedRussian Shadow Ships May Have Launched Drones Over European InfrastructureUkraine’s Gripen Contract Turns Swedish Air Power Into a Long-Term Capability BetUkraine’s New North Korean Casualty Claim Exposes Russia’s Hidden Manpower BillGEOPOLITICAL INSIGHTSSea of Azov Tanker Strikes Extend Ukraine’s Crimea Isolation CampaignJuly 10, 2026Trump’s Turkey F-35 Signal Reopens NATO’s Unresolved S-400 ProblemJuly 9, 2026South Korea Uses NATO Summit to Pitch a Deeper Defence-Industry PartnershipJuly 8, 2026Putin’s Air War Shows the Limits of Russia’s Ground CampaignJuly 4, 2026Russia’s Poland Test Would Be a Test of NATO’s Political NerveJuly 4, 2026Keir Starmer, Churchillian Rhetoric, Peacetime Budgets, & the Slow Death of Britain’s Defence CapabilitiesJuly 4, 2026Ukraine’s Second Ufa Strike Shows Range Is Becoming a Strategic WeaponJuly 3, 2026Russian Shadow Ships May Have Launched Drones Over European InfrastructureJuly 3, 2026Ukraine Seeks €6.6bn EU Peace-Fund Release as Battlefield Window NarrowsJuly 2, 2026China-Russia Training Report Turns Sanctions Concern Into a NATO Security IssueJuly 2, 2026 THE WAR ZONESea of Azov Tanker Strikes Extend Ukraine’s Crimea Isolation CampaignJuly 10, 2026Ukraine’s drone campaign brings Moscow and Siberian refineries within reachJuly 7, 2026Omsk and Vysotsk Strikes Extend Ukraine’s Campaign Across Russia’s Fuel SystemJuly 7, 2026Kyiv Strike Exposes Patriot Interceptor Gap Before NATO Leaders MeetJuly 6, 2026VETERANS AFFAIRSVeterans Intensify Campaign Against Northern Ireland Legacy ReformsDuty, Courage and Chance: The Remarkable Life of D-Day Veteran Bill Redston101 years of age today, and still going strong… that’s Henri, a brave Belgian warriorMILITARY EDUCATIONSouth Korea’s 500,000 Drone Operators Show Uncrewed Warfare Becoming a Basic Military SkillRussia’s drone training drive in Crimea raises legal risks over militarisation of childrenSchool Strikes Sweep Germany in Response to New Military Service LawTECHNOLOGYUkraine’s Three New Drone Deals Turn Battlefield Experience Into NATO PartnershipsUkraine’s Drone Deals Could Turn Battlefield Experience Into NATO CapabilityThales Move on Exail Shows Europe’s Underwater Drone Market Consolidating
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