The Risks for European Cohesion in the Russian-Ukrainian crisis
The conflict in Ukraine, triggered by the Russian invasion of 2022, marked the return on a…
Read More »Reality Check: Russian Intentions in Europe
The Trump administration’s decision to initiate peace negotiations with Russia ended exactly as anticipated in Central…
Read More »Macron, Trump, and Syria: How the Diplomatic Shift Reshapes Erdogan’s Strategic Calculus
In a remarkable diplomatic shift, both France and the United States have taken significant steps toward…
Read More »Missile Developments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region remains one of the most strategically important regions…
Read More »The Way Ahead for European Defense: An Interview with General Pasquale Preziosa
In this interview with the Italian news paper La Stampa published on 14 March 2025, Lt…
Read More »The Indo-Pacific: Chinese Power Projection on Display
For the past few weeks, the French carrier strike group centred around the aircraft carrier Charles de…
Read More »North Korea’s Non Kinetic Attacks
North Korea has been conducting non kinetic means of warfare in the recent past against South…
Read More »Illusion of Reset: Why the White House’s Outreach to Russia Keeps Failing
If the White House believes that conciliatory gestures toward the Kremlin will convince Russia to undertake…
Read More »The Uptick in Swedish Defense Efforts
When we published in 2020, our book The Return of Direct Defense in Europe, we highlighted…
Read More »What Future for the EU in the Post-Ukraine International Order?
The Westphalian model, on which international relations have been based for centuries, is showing signs of…
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