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Europe's defense boom hits the wall of real-world production
After years of soaring military budgets, emergency spending for Ukraine, and surging defense stocks, Europe now faces an unavoidable question: can continental
Trump pardons 11 people, including 9 polluters and a donor, on Independence Day
On Friday, July 4, 2026, the eve of the 250th anniversary of American independence, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation granting a
The European Court of Human Rights Rules on Italy and Moldova
On July 2, 2026, the European Court of Human Rights, based in Strasbourg, notified no fewer than eighteen judgments and decisions concerning
Taiwan's nightmare of a Chinese blockade doubled with a natural disaster
Taiwanese defense analysts are now weighing a particularly feared scenario: a Chinese naval blockade combined with a natural disaster, typhoon or earthquake,
Kim Jong Un oversees a missile test from the repaired Kang Kon destroyer
On July 3, 2026, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw a series of weapons tests aboard the destroyer Kang Kon,
Turkey, NATO's Growing Pillar as the US Pulls Back
The Dutch defense chief, General Onno Eichelsheim, gave the Anadolu news agency an assessment that neatly sums up the current mood inside
US sanctions against the ICC stay in force, Karim Khan faces double pressure
In early July 2026, the American sanctions imposed under Executive Order 14203 against six people tied to the International Criminal Court, including
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Slam the Door on the ICC
It is now official: in a statement published on July 1, 2026, the presidency of the Assembly of States Parties of the
Karim Khan vote nears as Netanyahu warrants stand firm
The oversight committee of the International Criminal Court made its call in late June: prosecutor Karim Khan had, according to a document