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
Europe’s Security Agenda Widens The NATO summit opening in Ankara this week is formally focused on defence spending, industrial production and continued support for Ukraine. Yet the week's wider diplomacy – from French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Damascus to planned meetings between U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa – illustrates a broader…
Kostyantynivka Wasn’t Taken. That Was Never Really the Point
Vladimir Putin told Donald Trump on July 4 that Russian forces had seized Kostyantynivka. They had not. The gap between…
Israel Approves 13 New West Bank Settlements, Advancing Long-Delayed Binyamin Expansion
Israel's Security Cabinet approved a plan on July 2 to convert 13 existing outposts into independent settlements in the central…
Houthi Assault, Unclaimed Ship Attack Follow Saudi Coalition’s Naming of Hodeidah as Strike Target
Yemen's Houthi movement launched its deadliest ground assault in years near Hodeidah on July 5, and an unclaimed attack on…
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