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Montesquieu, 1748

Security

The Old World’s Spy Team
20-09-2026, 18:22

The Old World’s Spy Team

Ruled by Unidentified Drones How can Europe fend off this new reality?
16-09-2026, 14:41
Ruled by Unidentified Drones
Climate Change Threatening Europe’s Security The military could help mitigate natural disasters. Instead of countering this threat, the resources are being spent on geopolitics.
15-09-2026, 11:42
Climate Change Threatening Europe’s Security
Climate and Military Security Europe wants to justify its unsuccessful struggle against climate change by its defense needs.
9-09-2026, 12:08
Climate and Military Security
Europe Now Wants to Abandon Palantir But Can't European governments are increasingly vocal about digital independence. But in fact they remain dependent on a U.S. firm that is already built into the most sensitive European workflows, from policing and intelligence to health care and defense.
8-09-2026, 10:36
Europe Now Wants to Abandon Palantir But Can't
Europe Still Treating Symptoms, Not the System Hybrid threats have long since ceased to be a set of individual attacks. They work as a single mechanism that exploits the weaknesses of the European information environment itself.
7-09-2026, 14:23
Europe Still Treating Symptoms, Not the System
From Cyber Attacks to Disinformation How Can Germany Stay Secure but Democratic?
6-09-2026, 13:35
From Cyber Attacks to Disinformation
Made for Each Other? Will Europe Escape America in Defense?
25-08-2026, 12:18
Made for Each Other?
Zelensky offers to take part in Trump’s war against Iran. This could draw Europe into a war it opposes. Should Zelensky persuade Trump to involve Ukraine into the U.S.-Iranian conflict, this could lead to a catastrophe that would mainly hit Europe.
24-08-2026, 10:05
Zelensky offers to take part in Trump’s war against Iran. This could draw Europe into a war it opposes.
Germany at Hybrid War The German authorities have pulled their country into a war but proven unprepared to defend its infrastructure from hybrid threats.
23-08-2026, 15:01
Germany at Hybrid War
Defense from Outside Will Non-EU Companies Strengthen European Defense in Any Way?
19-08-2026, 09:32
Defense from Outside
France Offers Europe ‘Forward Deterrence’ but Remains the Sole Decision-Maker Jean-Louis Lozier, a high-ranking member of the French General Staff, examines in detail the new concept of ‘forward nuclear deterrence’ announced by Emmanuel Macron.
8-08-2026, 10:05
France Offers Europe ‘Forward Deterrence’ but Remains the Sole Decision-Maker
Finland Switches from Engagement to Deterrence, But Stability Is Still Fragile Tuomas Forsberg examines in detail how drastically Helsinki’s Baltic Sea policy has changed after Finland joined NATO
5-08-2026, 16:07
Finland Switches from Engagement to Deterrence, But Stability Is Still Fragile
NATO 3.0: America Withdrawing, Europe Again Unprepared In a policy brief of the Center for Eastern Studies (OSW), Polish analyst Piotr Szymański gives detailed examination to the NATO 3.0 concept being promoted by the U.S. administration.
2-08-2026, 12:26
NATO 3.0: America Withdrawing, Europe Again Unprepared
NATO: How Shall We Transform? The alliance is rich in warfare capabilities but must reorganize to exploit them. This will be a great challenge.
1-08-2026, 10:02
NATO: How Shall We Transform?