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REPORT: NATO Enters Implementation Phase — Ankara, the Summit of Action
Reportage· No. 205

REPORT: NATO Enters Implementation Phase — Ankara, the Summit of Action

On June 17 and 18, 2026, the Defense Ministers of the thirty-two NATO member countries met at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels

DECODING: Cannibal Putin — 48% of the Russian budget swallowed by war, per Rutte
Analysis· No. 191

DECODING: Cannibal Putin — 48% of the Russian budget swallowed by war, per Rutte

On June 18, 2026, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Secretary General Mark Rutte uttered a sentence that should make every chancery in

EDITORIAL: Turkey, NATO's Pivot — Ankara Claims Command of the Reaction Force
Editorial· No. 176

EDITORIAL: Turkey, NATO's Pivot — Ankara Claims Command of the Reaction Force

On June 19, 2026, from Brussels, Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Güler didn't pull any punches. Speaking to journalists gathered after the meeting

COMMENTARY: Ukraine, NATO’s De Facto Second Army — Zelenskyy’s Shocking Gambit
Commentary· No. 175

COMMENTARY: Ukraine, NATO’s De Facto Second Army — Zelenskyy’s Shocking Gambit

On June 19, 2026, following the Brussels summit and the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format, Ukrainian

ANALYSIS: Sword 26 — NATO Is No Longer Deploying, It Is Training to Win
Analysis· No. 174

ANALYSIS: Sword 26 — NATO Is No Longer Deploying, It Is Training to Win

For five years, the flagship exercise of the U.S. Army in Europe was named DEFENDER — standing for Dynamic Employment of Forces

INVESTIGATION: Ramstein Flag 2026 — 200 aircraft, 18 nations, NATO’s largest-ever air demonstration
Investigation· No. 173

INVESTIGATION: Ramstein Flag 2026 — 200 aircraft, 18 nations, NATO’s largest-ever air demonstration

From June 8 to 19, 2026, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization conducted Ramstein Flag 2026, officially described as the largest air exercise

ANALYSIS: In the Baltic, the Russian Navy Plays in the Open—and NATO Grits Its Teeth
Analysis· No. 172

ANALYSIS: In the Baltic, the Russian Navy Plays in the Open—and NATO Grits Its Teeth

For decades, the Baltic Sea functioned as a semi-quiet backyard, a space of muffled but managed tensions. That time is over. Since

REPORT: FLF Finland — NATO Activates Its 9th Battle Group in the High North
Reportage· No. 171

REPORT: FLF Finland — NATO Activates Its 9th Battle Group in the High North

On June 6, 2026, in the Swedish town of Boden, on the banks of the Lule River, somewhere in the vastness of

ANALYSIS: NATO 3.0 — How Rutte and Hegseth are Rebooting the Alliance for the Modern Age
Analysis· No. 170

ANALYSIS: NATO 3.0 — How Rutte and Hegseth are Rebooting the Alliance for the Modern Age

There are days that look like ordinary meetings and yet are anything but. On June 18, 2026, in Brussels, the Defense Ministers

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