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DECODING: Italy claims 14.9 billion euros from Europe's SAFE defence fund
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told Parliament on July 28, 2026 that Rome will request 14.9 billion euros , roughly 16.9 billion U.S.
ANALYSIS: The US Navy piles into the Gulf as France pulls its carrier home
CENTCOM confirmed, on July 21 , 2026, the simultaneous deployment of three US aircraft carriers — the USS Abraham Lincoln , the USS Gerald…
COMMENTARY: Poland puts a price tag on patience, and it looks like Bulgaria
Poland's Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz stated that Warsaw awaits Kyiv's final decision "in the coming weeks" on an exchange of MiG-29 fighters for Ukrainian…
REPORT: Germany withdraws its Eurofighters from Poland, the questions few are asking
Germany's withdrawal of its Eurofighter jets from Poland, reported by Euronews on March 24, 2026, passed through much of Western coverage as a routine…
PORTRAIT: Ankara, the geopolitical choice weighing on NATO
On July 7 and 8, 2026, NATO chose Ankara to hold its annual summit, a choice that was anything but incidental according to Forbes,…
COMMENTARY: PURL and Patriot, the alliance protecting Kyiv
According to European Pravda, on June 30, 2026, the PURL mechanism now finances 75% of the Patriot interceptors delivered to Ukraine and 90% of…
COLUMN: $90 billion more, the real price of fear
Since 2024, NATO's European allies have raised their defense spending by roughly $90 billion in constant 2021 prices, an increase that reaches $139 billion…
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…
FACT CHECK: the Russian oil price cap extended to 2027, in five numbers
A Russian presidential decree has confirmed the extension of the oil price cap mechanism through the end of 2027, a decision that mirrors the…