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EDA chief: Building European defense, together
The Coordinated Annual Review on Defence, the Permanent Structured Cooperation and the European Defence Fund are all central pieces of a new political and institutional puzzle in the making.
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Ukroboronprom head: Ukraine’s military industrial complex during hybrid warfare
Hybrid war in the east of Ukraine forced us – taking into account combat experience – to develop unmanned equipment for performing various tasks on the battlefield without putting our soldiers’ lives at risk.
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Brig. Gen. Lacroix: The Inter-American Defense Board – the other IADB
Cooperation among countries is as important as cooperation within countries. A lack of strong advocates of the IADB within government institutions can serve to highlight the difference of perspectives between foreign and defense ministries, rather than uniting them.
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Friends of Europe founder: Europe’s weak and outdated armed forces should draw from China’s model
In truth, Europe, it’s not the amount of money that matters, but on what you spend it.
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Analyst Byron Callan: Defense industry M&A not so straightforward
Defense M&A increased in 2017 compared to 2016, and it was comprised of a mix of deals whose rationale could be extrapolated into 2018 to divine what else could occur.
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![The power of partnership, for security and deterrence [Commentary]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/635806010675614540-gettyimages-450359461jpg.jpg?w=1024)
The power of partnership, for security and deterrence [Commentary]
The power of partnership cannot be confined to the advances of the F-35. Both industry and government must not lose focus on the material and operational readiness of legacy platforms and systems.
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![The African battle space is not the Middle East [Commentary]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/3207242.jpg.jpg?w=1024)
The African battle space is not the Middle East [Commentary]
American counterterrorism strategy could leverage a Trump administration eager to get stuck into counterterrorism to expand its operations in Africa. Put in a nutshell, the U.S. has a chance to stop violent extremism in Africa from metastasizing into a larger, international threat.
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![A congressional perspective on the Fitzgerald, McCain collisions [Commentary]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/fitzgerald-8.jpg.jpg?w=1024)
A congressional perspective on the Fitzgerald, McCain collisions [Commentary]
Naval crews are often able to learn on the job and overcome training deficiencies. But this is neither an ideal nor a sustainable model.
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‘Tis the season for CyberCon
It’s that time of year again. A time when people come together to catch up on the last 12 months and reconnect with friends and colleagues.
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![How the West should prepare for a post-Putin Russia [Commentary]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/635621912957466222-russia-putinjpg.jpg?w=1024)
How the West should prepare for a post-Putin Russia [Commentary]
Russia can be at best defined as a resurgent global power in the age of a rising China. Why then is the West so preoccupied by Moscow’s actions?
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EDA chief: Building European defense, together
The Coordinated Annual Review on Defence, the Permanent Structured Cooperation and the European Defence Fund are all central pieces of a new political and institutional puzzle in the making.
-
Ukroboronprom head: Ukraine’s military industrial complex during hybrid warfare
Hybrid war in the east of Ukraine forced us – taking into account combat experience – to develop unmanned equipment for performing various tasks on the battlefield without putting our soldiers’ lives at risk.
-
Brig. Gen. Lacroix: The Inter-American Defense Board – the other IADB
Cooperation among countries is as important as cooperation within countries. A lack of strong advocates of the IADB within government institutions can serve to highlight the difference of perspectives between foreign and defense ministries, rather than uniting them.
-
Friends of Europe founder: Europe’s weak and outdated armed forces should draw from China’s model
In truth, Europe, it’s not the amount of money that matters, but on what you spend it.
-
Analyst Byron Callan: Defense industry M&A not so straightforward
Defense M&A increased in 2017 compared to 2016, and it was comprised of a mix of deals whose rationale could be extrapolated into 2018 to divine what else could occur.
-
The power of partnership, for security and deterrence [Commentary]
The power of partnership cannot be confined to the advances of the F-35. Both industry and government must not lose focus on the material and operational readiness of legacy platforms and systems.
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The African battle space is not the Middle East [Commentary]
American counterterrorism strategy could leverage a Trump administration eager to get stuck into counterterrorism to expand its operations in Africa. Put in a nutshell, the U.S. has a chance to stop violent extremism in Africa from metastasizing into a larger, international threat.
-
A congressional perspective on the Fitzgerald, McCain collisions [Commentary]
Naval crews are often able to learn on the job and overcome training deficiencies. But this is neither an ideal nor a sustainable model.
-
‘Tis the season for CyberCon
It’s that time of year again. A time when people come together to catch up on the last 12 months and reconnect with friends and colleagues.
-
How the West should prepare for a post-Putin Russia [Commentary]
Russia can be at best defined as a resurgent global power in the age of a rising China. Why then is the West so preoccupied by Moscow’s actions?
-
EDA chief: Building European defense, together
The Coordinated Annual Review on Defence, the Permanent Structured Cooperation and the European Defence Fund are all central pieces of a new political and institutional puzzle in the making.
-
Ukroboronprom head: Ukraine’s military industrial complex during hybrid warfare
Hybrid war in the east of Ukraine forced us – taking into account combat experience – to develop unmanned equipment for performing various tasks on the battlefield without putting our soldiers’ lives at risk.
-
Brig. Gen. Lacroix: The Inter-American Defense Board – the other IADB
Cooperation among countries is as important as cooperation within countries. A lack of strong advocates of the IADB within government institutions can serve to highlight the difference of perspectives between foreign and defense ministries, rather than uniting them.
-
Friends of Europe founder: Europe’s weak and outdated armed forces should draw from China’s model
In truth, Europe, it’s not the amount of money that matters, but on what you spend it.
-
Analyst Byron Callan: Defense industry M&A not so straightforward
Defense M&A increased in 2017 compared to 2016, and it was comprised of a mix of deals whose rationale could be extrapolated into 2018 to divine what else could occur.
-
The power of partnership, for security and deterrence [Commentary]
The power of partnership cannot be confined to the advances of the F-35. Both industry and government must not lose focus on the material and operational readiness of legacy platforms and systems.
-
The African battle space is not the Middle East [Commentary]
American counterterrorism strategy could leverage a Trump administration eager to get stuck into counterterrorism to expand its operations in Africa. Put in a nutshell, the U.S. has a chance to stop violent extremism in Africa from metastasizing into a larger, international threat.
-
A congressional perspective on the Fitzgerald, McCain collisions [Commentary]
Naval crews are often able to learn on the job and overcome training deficiencies. But this is neither an ideal nor a sustainable model.
-
‘Tis the season for CyberCon
It’s that time of year again. A time when people come together to catch up on the last 12 months and reconnect with friends and colleagues.
-
How the West should prepare for a post-Putin Russia [Commentary]
Russia can be at best defined as a resurgent global power in the age of a rising China. Why then is the West so preoccupied by Moscow’s actions?



