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OPEN LETTER: Ottawa, your ships are heading for the Indo-Pacific — but who guards the Arctic?
On June 24, 2026, Canada's Defence Minister announces the deployment of warships to the Indo-Pacific. The announcement is presented as a strong
FACT-CHECK: NATO modernises its nuclear arsenal — separating fact from ambiguity in Brussels
In June 2026, NATO approves a major nuclear modernisation plan at a meeting of its Nuclear Planning Group (NPG). The decision is
ESSAY: Ankara muzzled, engines sold — Turkey plays its own tune in NATO
The NATO summit in Ankara, scheduled for July 7 and 8, 2026, is already tainted by a symbolically loaded controversy: on June
NARRATIVE: 800 billion EUR and the ITAR-free obsession — Europe wants its army without Washington
At the start of 2026, the European Union announced a defense rearmament plan of historic proportions: up to 800 billion EUR in
PROFILE: The E5 united — how five European capitals rewrote collective security
On June 24, 2026, the governments of France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Poland — the E5 group — jointly published
COMMENTARY: NATO Ankara Summit — "tens of billions" and the 5% GDP target
On June 25, 2026, Mark Rutte — Secretary General of NATO — took the floor at the Atlantic Council in Washington to
OPINION: Taiwan arms itself with 210,966 drones — the island's answer to the Fujian carrier
Taiwan's cabinet approved a special budget of NT$210 billion — approximately 6.5 billion US dollars — for the acquisition of 210,966 unmanned
EDITORIAL: Indium, gallium, germanium — Beijing cuts the West off from its war metals
In June 2026, China once again tightened export controls on three strategic metals — indium, gallium, and germanium. This decision, technical in
COLUMN: Laser Lijian, tiltrotor R6000 — China's autonomous army is already here
In June 2026, Beijing did not organize a grand military parade, did not summon the international press for a spectacular demonstration. It