Russia has re-invented its long-range strike capabilities over the course of the Ukraine war, moving from import dependency and exhausted stockpiles to a domestic production capacity that is now eclipsing NATO.

EU governments are racing to develop drone warfare capabilities with the help of Ukraine. These efforts will help boost European strategic autonomy in the short term, but from a deterrence standpoint, drones are only half the answer.

Faced with geopolitical setbacks across Eurasia, Moscow is turning to Central Asia - one of the few regions where Russian institutional influence persists in structured form - to solidify its influence amid a shifting global order.

Amid new threats and wavering US support, European states are pouring unprecedented political will and financing into closing capability gaps. None is as pressing as a deep-strike capability, which, despite concerted efforts across European institutions, is still not expected to come online for years if not a decade.

A trip to Latvia reveals how the Baltics still have much to tell Europe regarding defense spending, technological advancement, strategic autonomy, and relations with Russia.

Despite the reductive ‘pro-Russian’ label often used by Euro-Atlanticist analysts, Rumen Radev’s electoral victory is not only far more complex, but also familiar in that it signals a potential return to the strategic balancing of Bulgaria’s past.

Faced with mounting battlefield stagnation, economic pressure, and technological adaptation, time is increasingly not on Russia’s side.

Recent speeches by King Charles III in the US and Italy illustrate how non-elected heads of state are regaining a non-marginal role in the processes of legitimizing major foreign and security policy choices.

The involvement of Canadian defense firms in EU’s SAFE instrument could serve as a genuine bridge between two defense industrial bases that have historically operated in separate ecosystems. But the path to Brussels is paved with grand plans that never came to fruition.

Türkiye’s Akkuyu nuclear power plant reinforces an emerging reality in the Eastern Mediterranean and surroundings: critical infrastructure projects are no longer neutral economic assets, and the struggle for energy independence comes layered with new vectors of external vulnerability.

Britain's decision to publicly announce Russian submarine activity near its cables marks a shift from covert monitoring to deterrence-through-visibility. This is a posture shaped as much by legal constraint as strategic choice.

The question of “could Canada join the European Union?” has shifted from pure fantasy to speculative but serious legal and political debate. This article explores the legal and practical dimensions surrounding a hypothetical EU membership bid from Canada.

The Iran war has cast a spotlight on supply risks inherent to corridor architecture. With the search now on for ways to diversify beyond a volatile Middle East and conditional US suppliers, the West African Atlantic corridor stands out as a way for Brussels to achieve more durable energy security.

If Vienna fails to restore its fiscal credibility, it risks becoming a “rule taker” rather than a rule maker at a time when Europe faces multiple geopolitical challenges.

Italy’s acquisition of the Bayraktar TB3 represents new momentum toward continental strategic autonomy while also highlighting failures in the EU’s internal push for drone development.

The rehabilitation of Belarusian potash illustrates how supply chain shocks from the Iran war are rippling across wider US diplomatic strategy.

The widening gap between statement and reality goes beyond what we’ve come to expect from Russian propaganda. Rather, it suggests a stunted information environment surrounding President Putin and mounting elite struggles across the Russian state.

Recent history shows that durable security arrangements depend less on formal promises than on a combination of dense verification, credible sponsorship, and pre-agreed enforcement – all of which are proving elusive in the Ukraine war.

Domestic and external setbacks are mounting for the Kremlin, causing longtime supporters to jump ship. Putin is not performing strength. He is managing fear.

The Iran war is generating the high-inflation, low-growth environment that is a historical incubator for radicalized politics. Examining upcoming elections where these political forces could be decisive.