‘War tourists’, mercenaries boost banks of foreign fighters flocking to Ukraine
•An estimated 17,000 foreign fighters, including many Americans, have flocked to the conflict over the last eight years. By Ben Makuch…
Tensions with Mali are jeopardizing Macron’s EU Defense ambitions
By Dave Keating As Europeans wait with bated breath to see whether Russian President Vladimir Putin authorizes an invasion of…
Why Europe has no say in the Russia-Ukraine crisis
Ukraine, NATO and Russia
Turkey’s drone diplomacy: Lessons for Europe
Bayraktar TB2 drone Runway Image by Bayhaluk CC BY-SA
Why NATO has become a flash point with Russia in Ukraine
A NATO sign marks the seventieth anniversary of the Atlantic alliance in Kyiv, Ukraine. Pierre Crom/Getty Images
After 14 years, France takes over presidency of European Union
Ngozi James For the first time in 14 years, France has taken over the Presidency of the Council of the…
How big is Russia’s military build-up around Ukraine
•It is the biggest concentration of firepower in Europe since the cold war By The Economist The crisis on the Russia-Ukraine…
With low-tech, trench warfare, Ukraine’s Army isn’t NATO caliber
•The United States and its allies have trained and helped equip the Ukrainian army. But it has little resemblance to…