In late June 2024, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued the second round of arrest warrants in relation to the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This time, against former Russian...
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Last week saw one of the largest prisoner exchanges between Russia and western countries in over three decades. Of course, it is immensely satisfying to witness the release of innocent people from...
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The question of who would govern France hangs in the air, as no one has a majority at the National...
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The distinguishing characteristic of the next eastward enlargement of the EU is that it is more security-driven than...
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On 30 April 2024, German defence minister Boris Pistorius signed the Osnabrücker Erlass (decree of Osnabrück) to restructure the Bundeswehr. What might this mean for the Baltic...
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Nobody expected NATO’s heads of state and government to pull rabbits from a hat when they met in Washington this week. Big decisions on Ukraine, defence and deterrence, and spending had been taken,...
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In June, Ukraine held, together with the Swiss government, a peace summit in Geneva. President Zelensky’s Peace Formula that lays grounds for this high-level conference specifically lists...
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NATO heads of state and government gathered in Washington on 9-11 July to mark the Alliance’s 75th anniversary. While a third year of full-scale war rages in Europe, they had to guard the tone of...
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Burden-sharing will be a key item on the agenda when heads of state and government meet in Washington for the NATO summit. NATO’s latest defence spending figures contain better news than we...
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Despite all the west's attempts to persuade Russia to refrain from aggression against Ukraine, in February 2022, it launched the largest war in Europe since World War II. As a result, hundreds of...
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