US Vice President JD Vance used his speech at last year’s Munich Security Conference to chastise Europe for complacency in its security commitments. This year, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Under Secretary of Defense …
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Planning a massive expansion of its armed forces by 2039, Poland is deliberately building a national capacity for sustained high-intensity war. The country is treating large-scale conflict no longer as hypothetical but as a baseline …
Although it has gained momentum over the past several years, Europe’s Indo-Pacific pivot risks stalling unless it overcomes internal fragmentation, manages strategic distractions and develops a coherent approach. Europe’s engagement in the region matters deeply, …
Jens Stoltenberg was secretary general of NATO during a particularly turbulent decade, 2014 to 2024. During his tenure, European unity was shaken by Brexit, the alliance’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, Russia’s frontal attack on Ukraine, Turkish …
Germany needs to rethink its balance of hard and soft power if it is to reinforce its global role as the conditions for projecting soft power rapidly deteriorate. Since reunification in 1990, Berlin has cultivated …