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The following conversation was recorded on September 22, 2025, and has been edited for clarity. You can listen to the conversation here.  Natalia Kopytnik: To get a sense of the current environment in Poland I am speaking with Jakub...

The Tomahawk cruise missile is a near perfect machine. Its development followed advances in guidance and turbofan engine technology in the 1970s. It has been tested for decades. And it has been upgraded and augmented for the same amount...

In the early morning hours on September 10, more than a dozen Russian target drones crossed into Polish airspace, before less than a dozen were shot down by Dutch F-35s. The infiltration sparked concerns about escalation between NATO and...

Atlantic Bastion represents the Royal Navy’s future plan for anti-submarine capabilities, defending the North Atlantic against the threat from the Russian submarine fleet. First formally revealed in the United Kingdom’s recent Strategic Defence Review, the program brings in emerging...

One may occasionally hear statements about military defense that sound absurd, like a recent claim that “Lithuania is running out of space for its military.” How and why does this statement make sense, and what does it mean for...

Sweden’s accession to NATO in 2024 and the successful completion of its first deployment to NATO’s Forward Land Forces (FLF) in Latvia in the first half of 2025 mark a strategic shift in the country’s defence posture. This move,...

  Atlantic Bastion represents the Royal Navy’s future plan for anti-submarine capabilities, defending the North Atlantic against the threat from the Russian submarine fleet. First formally revealed in the United Kingdom’s recent Strategic Defence Review, the program brings in...

At the recent summit in The Hague, NATO reaffirmed its commitment to a “new war of production.” With fresh funding, heightened urgency, and rising expectations, the Alliance is cultivating a mindset that is focused, specialized, and execution-driven. But war...

Czech President Petr Pavel, in a statement to the press on May 15, 2025, complimented the leaders of the country’s main political parties for their consensus on the core foundations of Prague’s current security posture. According to Pavel, “there...

The bilateral relationship between Spain and the United States appears to be approaching a strategic crossroads. Since the September 11th attacks, both governments have often had to muddle through their political divergences to sustain strategic cooperation. This has taken...