NATO Opens Ankara Summit With Arms Push
NATO opened its Ankara summit on July 7 with a defence-industry showcase meant to show European allies and Canada are ramping up production, as U.S. President Donald Trump arrived after renewed criticism of the alliance, Reuters reported. Secretary General Mark Rutte called for a defence-industry “revolution,” warning allies they “don’t have the luxury of time”: “The hum of machinery must…
From Kyiv to Damascus: Europe’s New Interconnected Security Agenda
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Kostyantynivka Wasn’t Taken. That Was Never Really the Point
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Israel Approves 13 New West Bank Settlements, Advancing Long-Delayed Binyamin Expansion
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Houthi Assault, Unclaimed Ship Attack Follow Saudi Coalition’s Naming of Hodeidah as Strike Target
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