Opinion
OPINION - Europe in 2025: Important steps to strategic autonomy
Ending the Russia-Ukraine war should not abruptly stop efforts to strengthen European strategic capabilities in the defense sector. This would be unwise since deterrence will remain a crucial pillar in the European security order for years to come
OPINION - Europe in 2025: Important steps to strategic autonomy
Ending the Russia-Ukraine war should not abruptly stop efforts to strengthen European strategic capabilities in the defense sector. This would be unwise since deterrence will remain a crucial pillar in the European security order for years to come
OPINION - Central Asia in 2025 and after: Strategic agency in a shifting world
If 2025 proved Central Asia's strategic connectivity in a contested world, 2026 will test if it is a resilient, predictable system linking East and West, aligned with regional priorities
OPINION - North Africa's security and political outlook in and after 2025
In coming days, 3 things could reshape North Africa: Libya’s institutional path, question of whether destabilizing dynamics from Sahel and Sudan will exceed manageable limits, and regional security cooperation
OPINION - Israel in Eurovision 2026: Europe’s hypocrisy
Israel is European offspring, hideous creation of Western imperialism and colonialism. It is settler-colonialism in its ugliest manifestation, where natives are not even allowed to serve role of inferior, collective servant of Westerners
Europe's strategic test in Ukraine war: Frozen Russian assets
Europe has no command structure beyond NATO and little appetite for one. The EU is poorly equipped for such a task, not only as it lacks key European military players, such as the UK and Türkiye, but also because EU treaties limit its defense powers
OPINION - Democratization of warfare: Innovation in the battlespace and the drone challenge
Success in future warfare will depend less on individual platforms and more on the alignment of doctrine, technology, and industrial responsiveness.
