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COMMENTARY: Hanwha Edged Out by the "European United Front" — When Protectionism Weakens NATO
The Korean defense industry — "K-Defense" — has spent recent years accumulating spectacular commercial successes in Europe. Poland, Romania, Norway, and other nations had…
COLUMN: NATO in Ankara without the U.S. — Europe must finally carry its own weight
The NATO summit of July 7 and 8, 2026 in Ankara resembles no other. It takes place in a context of accelerated rearmament, a…
COMMENTARY: Belarus is a co-belligerent — and NATO must finally admit it
On June 23, 2026, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) published an assessment that deserves to be read as a statement of…
REPORT: €250 Billion Pledged, But Can European Arms Factories Keep Up?
On June 25, 2026, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, during a conversation at the Atlantic Council, dropped this staggering figure: "This year and last…
DECODING: Rutte and the Ankara Billions — What a Summit-Signed Contract Is Actually Worth
On June 26, 2026, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte launched a thundering promise from the podium of the Atlantic Council in Washington: tens of…
INVESTIGATION: Oman, Strategic Intermediary — How Tehran Uses Muscat to Reshape the Gulf
On June 23, 2026, in Muscat, a closed-door meeting took place between Iranian and Omani officials. On the surface, it concerned the management of…
EDITORIAL: Ankara Summit — Rutte, Turn Promises Into Steel or Go Home
On July 7, 2026, the leaders of the 32 NATO member nations will gather in Ankara, Turkey, for what Secretary General Mark Rutte himself…
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…
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…