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COLUMN: Hanwha squeezed out of NATO contracts — European protectionism disguised as collective rearmament
Europe is rearming. That much is clear and welcome. NATO members are increasing defence budgets. Parliaments are passing emergency procurement legislation. Defence industry stocks…
REPORT: Ukraine reconstruction conference in Gdańsk — the real commitments among the declarations
While Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 convened in Gdańsk, Poland, on June 25 and 26, Russian missiles and drones continued striking Ukrainian territory. The juxtaposition…
DECODING: The F126 Frigate Cancelled — Germany Blows Up Its Own Rearmament Model
On June 24, 2026, the German Ministry of Defense announced the complete cancellation of the F126 program — six ocean-going frigates whose construction had…
DECODING: €250 Billion More in Defense — Europe and Canada Respond to Trump With Their Wallets
On June 24, 2026, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte went to the Oval Office to meet President Donald Trump. In his hands, a carefully…
ESSAY: €45 Billion for Ukraine — Europe Pays Its Moral and Strategic Debt
The city of Gdańsk, symbol of Polish resistance against oppression, birthplace of Solidarity — this choice of venue for the Ukraine Reconstruction Conference of…
ANALYSIS: Trump pulls the 100% tariff on digital taxes — Europe in the crosshairs
On Friday, June 26, 2026, late in the afternoon, Donald Trump published a message on Truth Social that immediately rattled chancelleries across the Old…
ANALYSIS: Rheinmetall in freefall — when Germany penalizes its own military ambitions
June 24, 2026 will go down in European defense stock market history as one of the most catastrophic sessions an industrial sector champion has…
TESTIMONY: At Eurosatory 2026 — I witnessed France arming its satellites with lasers for 2030
Eurosatory 2026 — the global defense and security exhibition held in Paris from June 16 to 20, 2026 — brought together more
EDITORIAL: 50,000 cameras hacked by Moscow in Europe — cyberwarfare has changed in scale
On June 21, 2026, Russian media outlet Mash — considered close to Russian intelligence services — reveals that Russian hackers have compromised