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The US and Europe: A Reality Check

Christophe Bosquillon & Michael Fincher0 Comments

Europe divorced itself from reality long ago, but reality gets visitation. This was made evident like never before last month by American Vice President JD Vance. At the Paris AI…

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Trump and Zelensky: Bad Manners or Strategic Disaster?

Stephen Cimbala1 Comment

By any standard, the February 28 White House meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was a breathtaking fiasco. After back-and-forth discussions, the conversation degenerated into a…

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More Political Uncertainties Affecting Europe’s Defense Build-up

Christophe Bosquillon0 Comments

Politics in Europe are growing increasingly unstable. The Starmer government in the United Kingdom (UK) is stalled and the German coalition of Gerhard Scholz dissolved, with elections coming. Under French…

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Political Uncertainties Are Affecting Europe’s Defense Buildup

Christophe Bosquillon0 Comments

Following European Parliament elections in June, French president, Emanuel Macron, abruptly dissolved his own parliament and held elections that left him without a majority. In the United Kingdom (UK), Keir…

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The Emerging Nuclear Scenario

Stephen Blank2 Comments

The Russia-North Korea mutual security pact, Moscow’s unceasing nuclear threats, Russia’s global nuclear power sales drive, Iran’s race for nuclear weapons, and China’s “breathtaking” nuclear expansion, are the stuff of…

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The Strategic Contest in Ukraine: A Pivotal War Foreshadowing a Major US-China Conflict

Tomas Janeliunas1 Comment

Beyond halting Russia, American political and military support for Ukraine plays a crucial role in preventing China from escalating its aggression against Western democracies. The recent approval of a supplemental…

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Rebuilding a Credible European Nuclear Deterrent

Christophe Bosquillon0 Comments

The topic of rebuilding a European nuclear deterrent in a world of finite American resources was the topic discussed by Max Hoell in one of Peter Huessy’s recent online seminars.…

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Is Trump Right About Europe?

Amit Gupta1 Comment

Former President Donald Trump’s views on Europe are consistent. He has long criticized North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member-states for their failure to spend the required 2 percent of gross…

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European Commission: Taking Charge of Space Defense

Christophe Bosquillon0 Comments

European Commissioner Thierry Breton recently recalled what former President Donald Trump told the president of the European Commission (EC), Ursula van der Leyen, back in 2020. Trump suggested that he…

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Killing ICBMs

& Peter Huessy0 Comments

The Arms Control Association (ACA) and the Physicists Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers are proposing the United States unilaterally cancel the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program, removing 60 percent…

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The Operational Logic of Nuclear Weapons Use by an Adversary

Bradley Gericke1 Comment

The employment of nuclear weapons by adversaries of the United States is, logically, not only a possibility, but a likelihood. Americans want deterrence to hold. Decision-makers are obligated to seek…