Fronts analysis, reporting, and video briefings about Europe.
Europe's renewed focus on military might is misplaced, as the continent suffers from a logistics and equipment gap, not a manpower shortage.
Leo Feypel · May 4, 2026 · 13 min read
Bulgaria's Rumen Radev has been dubbed the new Viktor Orbán, but is he really a pro-Russian populist? We examine the facts and the implications.
Bianka Banova · April 21, 2026 · 13 min read
Macron's vision of European strategic autonomy has gained traction since the Ukraine war. But the French defense model may not work for a continent that lacks France's unique advantages.
Leo Feypel · December 18, 2025 · 14 min read
The Global South is the site of an intense economic competition for influence, and the EU is scrambling to challenge China's growing dominance across Africa.
Henrik Hannes Herkel · December 15, 2025 · 13 min read
The European Union's default reaction to crisis has always been lethargy. But with the US stepping back and Russia and China growing bolder, that complacency is no longer sustainable.
Henrik Hannes Herkel · December 4, 2025 · 10 min read
Russia's Su-57 was advertised as a world-changing superweapon, but its conspicuous absence from Ukrainian skies tells a very different story about the fighter jet's actual capabilities.
Evan Moloney · November 20, 2025 · 17 min read
With Indonesia joining BRICS and six more ASEAN nations following, Southeast Asia's tilt toward the emerging-economies bloc marks a notable shift for a region that has traditionally maintained neutrality between the US and China.
Yelyzaveta Khomovska · November 17, 2025 · 17 min read
NATO's historic agreement to spend 5% of GDP on defense risks leaving small nations behind, as a one-size-fits-all spending target ignores the unique strategic contributions that smaller allies bring to the alliance.
Leo Feypel · November 10, 2025 · 17 min read
While the rapid expansion of Poland's land forces has captured headlines, the Marynarka Wojenna is undergoing its own ambitious modernization to meet NATO's evolving maritime challenges.
M. Reed Whitney · November 6, 2025 · 16 min read
With the US retreating from its superpower responsibilities and both Russia and China growing more belligerent, the EU faces a strategic resources quandary as it ramps up its military capabilities.
Tiago Machado · November 3, 2025 · 13 min read
Beneath the Arctic ice cap, Russia's Main Directorate of Deep-Sea Research, known as GUGI, operates one of the most secretive and strategically important military units in the world.
M. Reed Whitney · October 27, 2025 · 20 min read
In a controversial interview, Angela Merkel suggested that Poland and the Baltic states contributed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine — reigniting fury over her legacy of appeasement toward Moscow.
Kyle Moran · October 13, 2025 · 15 min read
In the face of Russia's grinding war of attrition, the idea of a war fought entirely by drones has increasing appeal. But is the post-human battlefield truly possible, and would it benefit Ukraine?
Tom Dale · October 9, 2025 · 12 min read
From trench-level drone operations to cloud-based battlefield networks, Ukraine's digital defense infrastructure has transformed how the country fights and could reshape modern warfare.
Yelyzaveta Khomovska · October 2, 2025 · 22 min read
As global defense spending surges and nations shift toward near-peer competition, quantitative analysis and AI are reshaping how militaries fight and plan for war.
Tiago Machado · September 18, 2025 · 14 min read
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