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EDITORIAL: Five countries, what Western observers take from it
Five NATO countries now exceed 3.5% of their GDP in pure defense spending, according to a Reuters tally dated July 7, 2026.
DECODING: Ankara, a cold read one month later
One month after the close of the NATO summit in Ankara, it is time to revisit that diplomatic moment with the distance that the…
ANALYSIS: Why PURL and the Patriots matter more than they seem
Sometimes a single number is enough to reframe an entire debate: 75%. That is the share of Patriot interceptors delivered to Ukraine now financed…
INVESTIGATION: NATO's 5% of GDP target, a political bet through 2035
NATO has set an ambitious course: raising defense spending to 5% of GDP for all its members by 2035, according to Forbes on July…
REPORT: Baltic air defense, a priority project for 2027
On the map of NATO's eastern flank, an invisible line is now taking shape over the three Baltic states: that of a drone wall…
DECODING: 70 billion euros for Kyiv, the Ankara package explained
Seventy billion euros. That is the number NATO allies put on the table for Ukraine at the Ankara summit, according to Alliance data updated…
ANALYSIS: Five countries, one threshold: who clears 3.5% of GDP on NATO defense
There is a number that NATO does not exactly advertise to please its most powerful members. According to the Alliance's own data relayed by…
OP-ED: the Netherlands, first country to activate PURL for Ukraine
The Netherlands was, according to available data on the PURL mechanism, one of the very first countries to activate this financing arrangement for Ukraine,…
FACT CHECK: NATO's eastern flank facing drones, what the facts confirm
Since March 27, 2026, a series of documented drone incidents on NATO's eastern flank has revived the debate over defense spending, all the way…