Policy
Schumer ‘Committed’ To Vote On Finland, Sweden Joining NATO Before Recess, Aide Says
The resolution is expected to pass easily, but the timeline could be slowed by objections from a few senators.
Threats
Russia is ‘About to Run Out of Steam,’ MI6 Chief Says
Ukraine is “still a winnable campaign,” and America’s divisions are undermining its global influence, said Britain’s spy chief in a rare and sweeping public interview.
Business
Czech Republic To Buy 24 F-35s Amid Russia's War on Ukraine, Ministry Says
“Given the worsening security situation,” Prague says, it must bolster air forces now.
Ideas
What Turkey Got for Letting Sweden, Finland Join NATO
And the prospective alliance members got a lesson in the politics of collective defense.
Policy
US Boosts Forces In Europe As NATO Names Russia ‘Most Significant and Direct Threat’
The Pentagon will also base more destroyers in Spain and F-35s in the United Kingdom.
Policy
Turkey Lifts Objection To Finland, Sweden Joining NATO
Leaders from the three nations signed an agreement in Madrid to cooperate more on counterterrorism.
Policy
NATO to Approve ‘Biggest Overhaul’ Of Defense Since Cold War, Leader Says
The alliance’s response force is to grow from 40,000 to 300,000 troops, Stoltenberg announced.
Threats
New NATO Strategic Concept Will Broaden Vision of Deterrence
An interconnected era requires looking at security through economic, technological, and logistics lenses.
Ideas
NATO Needs to Move Protection of Civilians to Center Stage
The Ukraine war shows why the alliance’s upcoming summit cannot give short shrift to the topic of human security.
Threats
‘Obsolete’ NATO Force Presence in Baltics Needs Upgrade, Estonian Defense Leader Says
“It’s a joke” that Russia would be deterred by a battalion, secretary says.
Policy
‘No Way to Say’ When Turkey Will Release Hold on Sweden, Finland, Says NATO’s Stoltenberg
With Madrid deadline looming, “the progress is maybe just the fact that we have open lines” of communication, Finland’s president said.
Policy
In Asia, Defense Ministers Issue New Warnings to China
“Ukraine today may be East Asia tomorrow,” Japan’s prime minister said at this year’s feistier-than-usual Shangri-La Dialogue.
Ideas
Sweden’s NATO Bid Is in Trouble
Domestic politics have elevated a Kurdish parliamentarian, and that worsens Stockholm’s Turkey woes.
Threats
What the West Has Given Is Not Enough to Win, Ukraine Says
Central and Eastern European defense ministers say limited arms packages will not defeat Russia in the Donbas or deter invasion elsewhere.
Policy
NATO’s Next Strategic Concept Will Add China’s Threats, US Ambassador Says
The document is to be unveiled at next month’s summit, where Russia and potential members will also be on the agenda.
Threats
Finland, Sweden Would Contribute Militarily to NATO on ‘Day One,’ General Says
Alliance applicants would bring expertise in deterring Russia and advanced naval capabilities in the Baltic Sea.
Ideas
NATO Must Contest Russian Moves in Its Southern Underbelly
Putin sees the east and south as key to pushing back the Western alliance’s influence.
Ideas
Defense One Radio, Ep. 101: NATO Deputy Secretary-General Mircea Geoana
Defense One's Patrick Tucker discusses innovation in NATO with the alliance's #2 official.
Ideas
Nuclear vs. Conventional Spending? We Don’t Have that Luxury
The call to boost one at the expense of the other is wrong.
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