Maxime Marquette
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EDITORIAL: Germany's Eurofighter withdrawal, a bad signal
On March 24, 2026, Germany withdrew its Eurofighter jets stationed in Poland, according to Euronews. This withdrawal, presented as a simple logistical reorganization, deserves…
INVESTIGATION: the Baltic drone wall, a billion-euro strategic project
Estimated at roughly one billion euros, the Baltic drone wall project targets an initial operational capability as early as the end of 2026, according…
REPORT: PURL, the program that delivered $6 billion to Ukraine
In just under ten months, the PURL mechanism mobilized more than $6 billion in commitments to arm Ukraine, according to NATO data updated on…
DECODING: Lithuania, the budget champion of an alliance under strain
With 5.33% of its GDP dedicated to pure defense in 2026, Lithuania holds, according to figures published by Reuters on July 7, the top…
ANALYSIS: Ankara and the 5% threshold that redefines NATO
On July 7 and 8, 2026, Western defense chiefs gathered in Ankara for a summit that will be remembered, whatever happens in the months…
OP-ED: Pyongyang, the ally Russia never talks about
Between September 2023 and January 2026, North Korea reportedly delivered 29,488 munitions containers to Russia, according to an iStories analysis published March 16, 2026,…
FACT CHECK: what do we really know about Russia's shell industry
Estonian intelligence estimates Russian shell production at roughly 7 million units per year, or seventeen times the pre-war level, according to a report published…
PORTRAIT: Rosneft and Lukoil, two Russian giants under US sanctions
On October 22, 2025, the US Treasury imposed unprecedented sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil, the two largest Russian oil companies, in what the official…
COMMENTARY: Russia's oil price cap, extended into 2027
Vladimir Putin signed, on June 26, 2026 according to Interfax, a decree extending until the end of 2027 Russia's countermeasure mechanism against the Western…