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OPINION: "If Russia attacks": the American doubt that chills Europe
Note· No. 1002

OPINION: "If Russia attacks": the American doubt that chills Europe

In the corridors of European defense ministries, in the briefing rooms of NATO headquarters, one question has been haunting planners for months. It is…

COMMENTARY: Stringer and NATO "Cohesion" — The Honest Conversations of Ankara
Commentary· No. 991

COMMENTARY: Stringer and NATO "Cohesion" — The Honest Conversations of Ankara

There are moments when a senior officer says something so direct that it stops you cold — not from shock, but from the sheer…

PROFILE: Mark Rutte, the Man Holding NATO Together Against Trump
Profile· No. 979

PROFILE: Mark Rutte, the Man Holding NATO Together Against Trump

There is one image that captures the state of the Atlantic Alliance in 2026 better than any other: a man in a quietly tailored…

REPORT: BALTOPS 2026: 20 Warships and 6,000 Sailors to Hold the Baltic
Reportage· No. 972

REPORT: BALTOPS 2026: 20 Warships and 6,000 Sailors to Hold the Baltic

On June 4, 2026, the Polish port of Gdynia, in the Bay of Gdańsk, watched an armada leave that the Baltic Sea had not…

DECODING: NATO's Forward Land Forces in Finland: The Alliance Locks Down the High North
Analysis· No. 971

DECODING: NATO's Forward Land Forces in Finland: The Alliance Locks Down the High North

On June 6, 2026, in Boden, in northern Sweden, a quiet but deeply significant ceremony marked a strategic turning point in European security architecture.…

REPORT: The E5 of Berlin Charts the Road to Ankara — Europe Finally Takes Its Destiny in Hand
Reportage· No. 960

REPORT: The E5 of Berlin Charts the Road to Ankara — Europe Finally Takes Its Destiny in Hand

On June 24, 2026, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomed the leaders of Europe's four other largest military powers to the Federal Chancellery in Berlin:…

EDITORIAL: Ankara, the summit that will reshape the Atlantic Alliance
Editorial· No. 889

EDITORIAL: Ankara, the summit that will reshape the Atlantic Alliance

On July 7 and 8, 2026, the leaders of 32 NATO member nations will converge on the Beştepe Presidential Complex in Ankara. This will…

NARRATIVE: The Berlin E5 Summit — Europe's five forge their armor before NATO's Ankara
Reportage· No. 887

NARRATIVE: The Berlin E5 Summit — Europe's five forge their armor before NATO's Ankara

On that Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Berlin, the German Federal Chancellery hosted an unprecedented diplomatic format: for the first time, the five major…

REPORT: 45 Billion for Ukraine — How NATO and the EU Are Financing the Resistance in 2026
Reportage· No. 779

REPORT: 45 Billion for Ukraine — How NATO and the EU Are Financing the Resistance in 2026

On June 25, 2026, the Ukraine Reconstruction Conference in Gdańsk brought together representatives of 47 nations and the European Union to confirm and detail…

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