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Czech defence shortfall exposes NATO’s spending problem before Ankara summit
Prague’s expected failure to meet NATO’s 2 per cent defence-spending target has become more than a national budget dispute. It highlights the wider difficulty facing European allies as they promise higher military investment while confronting fiscal limits, domestic politics and…
Russian drone strike in Romania exposes NATO’s unresolved air-defence dilemma
Russian drone that hit a residential building in Galați has turned a familiar Black Sea security risk into a direct test for NATO’s eastern flank. A Russian drone striking a residential building in Romania has brought the security consequences of…
Britain and Poland Forge New Security Pact as Russia Threat Deepens
As Britain recalibrates its post-Brexit role in Europe’s security architecture, a new defence treaty with Poland signals a harder strategic edge in London’s approach to Russia and the eastern flank of NATO. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Polish…
NATO Ukraine Funding Plan Exposes Uneven Burden-Sharing Among Allies
Mark Rutte’s proposal for NATO members to allocate 0.25 per cent of GDP to military support for Ukraine has failed to secure unanimous backing, exposing divisions over how the Alliance should finance Kyiv’s defence ahead of the Ankara summit. NATO’s…
Le Pen’s NATO Command Pledge Reopens France’s Strategic Autonomy Divide
Marine Le Pen’s call for France to leave NATO’s integrated military command has turned a long-running French debate over sovereignty into a live question for European defence planning, at a time when allies are already assessing the reliability of US…
Rubio’s NATO Visit Exposes Europe’s New Security Dilemma
The US Secretary of State’s arrival at the NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Sweden has put three linked questions before European allies: Iran, Ukraine and the future reliability of American military support in Europe. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio…
Trump’s Poland Troop Pledge Leaves NATO Guessing Over America’s Europe Plan
Donald Trump’s pledge to send 5,000 additional US troops to Poland has reinforced Warsaw’s role on NATO’s eastern flank, but it has also raised new questions about the wider direction of American force posture in Europe. US President Donald Trump…
Russian Threat to NATO Remains Serious, But Baltic Attack Warnings Require Caution
Moscow is increasing pressure on NATO’s eastern flank through nuclear signalling, drone allegations and exercises with Belarus, but an imminent Russian attack on the Baltic states is not yet supported by the kind of military indicators seen before the full-scale…
Russia Says Nuclear Munitions Delivered to Storage Sites in Belarus During Drills
Russia and Belarus have released footage they say shows nuclear munitions being moved to field storage points in Belarus during joint exercises, in a further display of nuclear signalling close to NATO’s eastern flank. The claim has not been independently…
NATO Ministers Meet in Sweden as Burden-Sharing Pressure Moves From Spending Targets to Ukraine Support
The Helsingborg meeting gives NATO foreign ministers a fresh test of alliance unity, with Ukraine support, European defence investment and the Middle East crisis competing for attention. NATO foreign ministers are meeting in Helsingborg, Sweden, at a moment when the…