With defence budget three times bigger than Russia, Europe should be a military super power-Top diplomat
•Says EU needs defence autonomy, independent capacity to face it’s challenges Unification of EU forces on military side reinforces NATO,…
Ukraine’s new foreign legion takes the fight to Russian forces
•President Volodymyr Zelensky appeals to battle-hardened veterans in race to augment its ranks By Brett Forrest Irakli Okruashvili, a former defense…
Time for NATO to find a way out of the escalation trap in Ukraine
•NATO has superior force at its disposal and an abundance of intelligence, and yet it cannot use force to alter…
Why Russia wins some sympathy in Africa and the Middle East
•But countries in the region will try to avoid choosing between it and the West In 2019 vladimir putin welcomed 43…
Russian missiles rattle International Peacekeeping and Security Center, inches closer to NATO’s doorstep
•Over 35 killed, more than 100 injured in Russian airstrikes at Ukraine base near NATO facility-official sources •More than 100…
Germany should look to Africa for gas, not Russia
•To stop financing Moscow’s brutal wars, Berlin should help African countries develop their energy sectors. By Vijaya Ramachandran With the United…
Arming Ukraine is worth the risk
•The West Can Raise the Cost of Russian Aggression By Stephen Biddle Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has spurred…
Why strangling Russia’s economy could backfire
•Harsh Sanctions Could Make the Country a Bigger, Badder North Korea By Maxim Mironov After Russian President Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea…
Boycotts, not bombs: Sanctions are a go-to tactic, with uneven results
By Ella Koeze In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine late last month, Western powers turned to an increasingly common playbook: imposing a…
The lesson Stalin could teach Putin about invading a neighbour
•The Soviet Union’s attack on Finland in 1939 ended surprisingly badly for the much larger aggressor. By Casey Michel Earlier…