Politics
3.9.2026
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The Shadow General: Why Ukraine Chose a Special Operations Strategist to Run the War Machine

Ukraine's new defense minister is not a politician. He's the architect behind some of Kyiv's deepest strikes into Russia.

Politics
3.9.2026
3
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Europe’s Next Battlefield Is Virtual: Inside the Defence Simulations Shaping Tomorrow’s Wars

From digital twins to AI wargaming, Europe is building the virtual battlefields that may determine future military superiority

Politics
3.9.2026
3
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The War Before the War. Russia's Shadow Campaign Reaches Denmark

Denmark is confronting a new battlefield where sabotage, proxies, and hybrid warfare blur the line between peace and war.

Politics
2.9.2026
3
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Germany Says “Enough”: Has Russia’s Hybrid War Finally Crossed a Red Line in Europe?

Germany says Russia was behind a drone attack on Leipzig Airport. Europe may be entering a new phase of confrontation.

Politics
2.9.2026
3
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Germany Says “Enough”: Has Russia’s Hybrid War Finally Crossed a Red Line in Europe?

Politics
2.9.2026
3
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On War, 21st Century. Part II / by Diego Bavio

Politics
2.9.2026
3
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On War, 21st Century. Part I / by Diego Bavio

Politics
1.9.2026
3
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Russia’s Fuel Paradox: Fighting NATO While Buying Gasoline From a NATO Country

Politics
1.9.2026
3
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Starlink’s New Gatekeeper. The Decision Has Moved From Silicon Valley to the White House

Politics
1.9.2026
3
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The Drone General’s New War. Mykhailo Fedorov’s Billion-Dollar Bet on Ukraine’s Future

Politics
1.9.2026
3
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Russian Sanctions Without Strategy. How the West Turned Economic Warfare Into Political Theater

Politics
31.8.2026
3
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Corruption, War, and the Truth. Why Criticizing Ukraine's Regime Requires More Than Headlines

Politics
31.8.2026
3
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The Nuclear Brake. Why Finland Believes China Holds One of the Most Important Levers Over Putin

Politics
31.8.2026
3
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“Hybrid Schmybrid”. Estonia’s Spy Chief Says Europe Is Finally Using the Wrong Word

Politics
31.8.2026
3
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The New Russian Exodus. When Citizens Run Before the Mobilization Order Arrives

Politics
31.8.2026
3
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When Propaganda Drops the Mask. The Dangerous Evolution of Russia’s War Narrative

Politics
31.8.2026
3
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The €418 Billion Question. Is Europe Finally Rearming for the World It Faces?

Politics
30.8.2026
3
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Zeitenwende 2.0. Germany Draws a Red Line Against Russia

Politics
28.8.2026
3
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The Ceasefire That Isn't: When Battlefield Pressure Becomes a Negotiating Strategy

Politics
28.8.2026
3
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Italy's €3 Billion Bet on Ukraine's Sky: Rome May Have Just Moved From Supporting Ukraine to Rebuilding Its Air Shield

Politics
27.8.2026
3
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The 2030 Deadline: When a War Goal Starts Looking Like a Geopolitical Roadmap

Politics
27.8.2026
3
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The €210 Billion Question: Europe Is Running Out of Ways to Help Ukraine Without Touching Russia's Frozen Money

Politics
27.8.2026
3
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Why a Swedish-French Alliance Signals the Next Phase of European Military Innovation

Politics
27.8.2026
3
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The Baltic Formula: Build in Silence, Deliver in Force

Politics
26.8.2026
3
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From Bavaria to Alabama. Why Quantum Systems Is Betting on America’s Defense Capital

Politics
26.8.2026
3
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The Dutch Army’s New Wheels Signal a Bigger Shift. NATO Is Racing to Modernize for a New Era of Warfare

Politics
25.8.2026
3
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If You Want to Save Your World, Help Ukrainians Save Theirs

Politics
25.8.2026
3
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Europe's Deterrence Dilemma. Are We Running Out of Peaceful Options?

Politics
23.8.2026
3
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Russia is Bombing Germany. Three drones in Leipzig Airport.

Politics
23.8.2026
3
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The Real Weapon Isn’t Propaganda. It’s Legitimacy.

Politics
23.8.2026
3
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The American Who Built a Town for Ukraine. Why One Man’s $140 Million Commitment Challenges the World

Politics
23.8.2026
3
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The Nation Moscow Couldn’t Break. Why Ukraine’s Independence Is Still the Most Dangerous Idea in Europe

Politics
22.8.2026
3
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When Everyone Has Left, Who Saves the Dog? The Other Lives Ukraine’s War Leaves Behind

Politics
21.8.2026
3
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The Most Dangerous Myth About Ukraine. Give Russia Land and Get Peace

Politics
20.8.2026
3
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The Ukrainian Paradox II. Peace as an Instrument of Power / by Diego Bavio

Politics
20.8.2026
3
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The Ukrainian Paradox / by Diego Bavio

Politics
19.8.2026
3
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Europe's Digital Dead Hand: The Sovereignty Problem No Cloud Can Solve

Politics
18.8.2026
3
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Yevhenii Khmara. Ukraine's New Defense Minister Isn't a Bureaucrat. He's a Battlefield User of the System.

Politics
18.8.2026
3
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From Sausages to Soldiers. Germany's Kebab Strategy Reveals a Deeper Military Problem

Politics
18.8.2026
3
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The Targets That Must Never Be Hit. Why Ukraine’s Restraint Speaks Louder Than Russia’s Nuclear Threats

Politics
17.8.2026
3
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The EU Could Be Destroyed in a Moment. Europe’s Defence Awakening Has Begun

Politics
17.8.2026
3
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The Myth of the “Peaceful Power”. How Military History Shapes Modern Perceptions of Russia

Politics
17.8.2026
3
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The Question Facing Russia’s Opposition: Can You Challenge the Kremlin Without Supporting Ukraine?

Politics
16.8.2026
3
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A Two-Ship Exercise, A Much Bigger Message. How China Is Redrawing the Map Around Taiwan Without Firing a Shot

Politics
16.8.2026
3
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Putin's New Target Isn't a General. It's a Kennedy.

Politics
16.8.2026
3
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Juan Alberto Leiva Garcia. His Name Was Spanish. He Was Ukrainian. His Russian Captors Said That Made Him Guilty.

Politics
15.8.2026
3
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Donbas - Conquer. Destroy. Rewrite. The War on Memory in Occupied Ukraine

Politics
15.8.2026
3
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The MoU Is Dead. What If Iran's Real Strategy Is Just Beginning?

Politics
13.8.2026
3
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War, Love and Death. How to be a Ukrainian Family in 2022.

Politics
12.8.2026
3
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Colombian Cartels Look to Ukraine's Battlefields for Drone Warfare Expertise

Politics
11.8.2026
3
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Russian Spies. Germany Rewrites the Rules of Intelligence as Security Threats Intensify

Politics
11.8.2026
3
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Kaja Kallas. Vice-President of the European Commission About Russian Foreign Policy

Politics
4.8.2026
3
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Europe’s Blind Spot. Russians Preparations at German Churches

Politics
4.8.2026
3
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Europe's Defence Awakening. Why the Era of Fragmentation May Be Coming to an End

Politics
4.8.2026
3
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#FrontlineStoriesUkraine / Zaluzhnyi’s NATO Reality Check. What If Ukraine Never Gets the Invitation?

Politics
3.8.2026
3
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Plan Colombia 2.0? Washington’s Next Security Gamble Could Reshape Latin America

Politics
3.8.2026
3
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Rheinmetall’s New Frigate Is More Than a Warship. It’s a Bet Against the Future of Naval Procurement

Politics
2.8.2026
3
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Europe’s €3.47 Billions for Ukraine. The EU Just Moved From Promises to Firepower

Politics
2.8.2026
3
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Jesse Eisenberg’s Night in Ukraine Shatters the Distance of War

Politics
1.8.2026
3
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Europe’s Drone Sovereignty Trap. Why Washington May Hold the Off Switch

Politics
29.7.2026
3
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Romania Draws a Line. Russian Drones Crossed the Border, a Diplomat Is Leaving

Politics
29.7.2026
3
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Boris Johnson Enters Ukraine’s Kill Zone. The Former UK Prime Minister Went Where Many Western Leaders Wouldn’t Dare

Politics
28.7.2026
3
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Germany’s Palantir Paradox. Why Baden-Württemberg Says “No” but Keeps the Software Anyway

Politics
27.7.2026
3
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Zelenskyy’s MAGA Gamble. Can Ukraine Win Over Trump’s America Before Time Runs Out?

Politics
26.7.2026
3
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The Drone Shield. How TEKEVER Became a Silent Force Behind Ukraine’s New Way of War

Politics
24.7.2026
3
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Inside Germany’s New Anti-Drone Battlefield: Why ONBERG’s Live Hub Signals a New Security Era

Politics
20.7.2026
3
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The New Space Arms Race Won’t Be Won by Rockets. It Will Be Won by Manufacturing @Anduril

Politics
20.7.2026
3
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The Arctic Gambit. India and Russia Are Building a Trade Route That Could Challenge the Suez Era

Politics
20.7.2026
3
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Ukraine’s Real Command Crisis. Why Replacing One General Won’t Win the War

Politics
16.7.2026
3
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Kasparov’s Warning. The Next Battlefield May Not Be Ukraine—It Could Be NATO

Politics
15.7.2026
3
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Netflix, Soft Power and a Cartoon Bear. Why a Russian Children's Show Has Become a Geopolitical Battleground

Politics
15.7.2026
3
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Europe’s New Defense Factory Isn’t a Factory at All — It’s a Battlefield

Politics
15.7.2026
3
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The Infantryman Who No Longer Needs a Controller. How Kova Labs Wants to Democratize Autonomous Warfare

Politics
15.7.2026
3
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EASA Easy Access Rules. Why EASA’s Latest Drone Regulations Matter More Than Most New Drone Technologies

Politics
14.7.2026
3
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Putin’s Great Miscalculation. Is Russia Becoming China’s Largest Vassal State?

Politics
12.7.2026
3
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The Dangerous Idea Behind “Russia Mustn’t Lose”

Politics
11.7.2026
3
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The Front Line Is Dead. Welcome to the Age of the Kill Web

Politics
9.7.2026
3
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Chechen-Born German Former AfD Member Claims to Have Joined Russian Forces in Ukraine

Politics
6.7.2026
3
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The War Nobody Can End. NATO Admits the Biggest Obstacle Is Putin Himself

Politics
6.7.2026
3
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Europe’s New Defense Reality. Why Turkey Is Becoming NATO’s Most Important Ally After America

Politics
6.7.2026
3
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Crimea Is Already Under Siege. Russia’s Latest War Game Reveals It Knows It

Politics
4.7.2026
3
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Germany’s €800 Billion Gamble. The Real Zeitenwende Starts Now

Politics
4.7.2026
3
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Lukashenko’s Lost Bet. How Belarus Gambled on Ukraine’s Collapse and Lost

Politics
3.7.2026
3
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Helgoland for Glory. How Germany's World Cup Dream Was Saved by a Phone Call, a Tiny Island, and FIFA Logic

Politics
2.7.2026
3
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Russia's Most Expensive Boomerang. The Kremlin Is Buying Back Its Own Oil

Politics
1.7.2026
3
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EASA’s SORA 2.5. Europe’s Drone Industry Just Got a New Rulebook

Politics
1.7.2026
3
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The Palantir Paradox. How Bavaria Is Outsourcing Digital Sovereignty

Politics
30.6.2026
3
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Europe Arms Its Innovators. The Day Brussels Entered the Defence Startup Race

Politics
28.6.2026
3
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Macron’s €2 Trillion Gamble. France Wants Big Tech and Foreign Firms to Pay for Europe’s Future

Politics
28.6.2026
3
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The Kremlin’s Biggest Enemy May No Longer Be Ukraine, But Putin

Politics
28.6.2026
3
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The Numbers War. Why the Gaza Journalist Death Toll Is Now Under Scrutiny

Politics
28.6.2026
3
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EUROPA 400B. Europe’s AI Independence Declaration Against Silicon Valley

Politics
28.6.2026
3
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Russia’s New Spy Problem. When Recklessness Becomes a Strategy

Politics
27.6.2026
3
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The Next Frontline Isn't AI - It's Who Owns the Compute

Politics
27.6.2026
3
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Occupation Isn't Peace. The Story of Two Ukrainian Teenagers the World Must Not Forget

Politics
21.6.2026
3
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One Corps, Twelve Nations, One Digital Battlefield. NATO’s New Command Revolution Begins

Politics
17.6.2026
3
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Brave Griffin 26-II and Parrot Anafi UKR. Tactical Decision-Making for Poland and Lithuania

Politics
17.6.2026
3
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Europe’s Defence Awakening. European Defence Fund Calls Signal a New Era of Strategic Innovation

Politics
16.6.2026
3
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When Allies Step Back. The New Reality of Transatlantic Defense Decoupling

Politics
15.6.2026
3
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Orbiting Hype. SpaceX’s $2.2 Trillion Debut Ignites Markets and Doubts

Politics
15.6.2026
3
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Digital Independence or Strategic Break? France Drops Palantir and Fires a Warning Shot at U.S. Tech

Politics
14.6.2026
3
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From Spotify to Strike Systems. Europe’s Top VC Is Rewriting the Rules of Defence Tech

Politics
14.6.2026
3
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AI Is Now a Weapon, Data Centers Are Battlegrounds and Europe Is Still Arguing About Taxes

Politics
12.6.2026
3
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US House Passes Bill To Cut Off Western Technology Flowing Into Iranian Drones