Four Years Since the Invasion: The War’s Strategic Lessons for Ukraine, Russia and Europe
Four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the central expectation that shaped much of the early…
AUKUS: U.K.–Australia Talks Focus on Building Weapons Together
February 24, 2026
Zelenskyy’s warning to Trump: peace without guarantees will fail Ukraine
February 24, 2026
The F-35 and the Future of European Alignment
February 24, 2026
EDITORIALS
Four Years Since the Invasion: The War’s Strategic Lessons for Ukraine, Russia and Europe
Four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24…
Zelenskyy’s warning to Trump: peace without guarantees will fail Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plea to Donald Trump — “stay on our side” —…
Moscow and Tehran: Alleged Verba Missile Agreement Adds New Pressure on Washington
A reported secret Russian-Iranian air defence deal has added a new layer…
France-Germany rift over FCAS fighter jet raises new doubts over Europe’s flagship air combat project
A public dispute between France and Germany over the next generation of…
FORCES
The F-35 and the Future of European Alignment
This week, the United States ambassador to Portugal, John Arrigo, delivered a…
France-Germany rift over FCAS fighter jet raises new doubts over Europe’s flagship air combat project
A public dispute between France and Germany over the next generation of…
NORAD Scrambles Jets After Russian Aircraft Tracked Off Alaska
On Thursday, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked…
Washington Tightens the Noose: Ford Heads East as Iran Rejects US Red Lines
Washington’s military posture towards Iran hardened on Thursday as a second US…
NATO rehearses Baltic amphibious landing near Kiel amid renewed focus on Kaliningrad and sea lanes
NATO troops have staged an amphibious landing exercise on Germany’s Baltic coast,…
Kremlin Calls Shadow Fleet Seizures ‘Piracy’ and Threatens Naval Response
The war in Ukraine has long since escaped the trenches of Donbas…
Wagner-Linked Recruiters Said to Target Europeans for Attacks Inside EU
Russia’s military intelligence agency is using parts of the Wagner network to…
The Sound of War: British Troops Gain Instant Fire Detection Capability
War, for all its technological flourish, still hinges on a primitive human…
The infantry rifle is changing — and so is war: what modern assault-weapon design tells us about the battlefields of the 21st century
For most of the Cold War the infantry rifle was, in strategic…
GEOPOLITICAL INSIGHTS
Zelenskyy’s warning to Trump: peace without guarantees will fail Ukraine
February 24, 2026
The F-35 and the Future of European Alignment
February 24, 2026
US-Iran talks enter another deadline phase as military pressure builds
February 23, 2026
