A war is brewing in the Pacific Will Aukus make the same mistakes as Nato?

BY Thomas Fazi The US may be losing ground to new global powers in many respects, but when it comes to the business of sowing conflict around the world, it remains unrivalled. As it slowly abandons Ukraine to its own fate, after playing a crucial role in triggering the conflict in the first place, and as it contributes to …

Russian weapons help Iran harden defenses against Israeli airstrike

Intelligence officials say Tehran’s growing partnership with Moscow is strengthening the capabilities of both countries. By Joby Warrick Last March, a Russian arms maker invited a delegation of Iranians to a VIP shopping tour of its weapons factories. The 17 visitors were treated to lunches and cultural shows and, on the final day, toured a plant …

G-7 Faces a $10 Trillion Reckoning as the World Races to Re-Arm

The US and its allies are just starting to come to terms with the vast increase in defense spending required to counterbalance the militaries of Russia and China. By Enda Curran, Natalia Drozdiak, and Bhargavi Sakthivel A new era of global rearmament is gathering pace, and it will mean vast costs and some tough decisions for western governments already …

Poland and Belarus ramp up the war rhetoric

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is preparing for battle. Credit: Getty APRIL 3, 2024 - 10:30AM Speaking in the city of Grodno near the infamous Suwałki Gap at the Polish-Lithuanian border on Tuesday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko did little to dispel the region’s fearful reputation as a likely flare-up point for a conflict between Nato and Russia. “We …

Germany, France and Poland: This moment may define our children’s future

APRIL 3, 2024 4:00 AM CETBY ANNALENA BAERBOCK, STÉPHANE SÉJOURNÉ AND RADOSŁAW SIKORSKI Annalena Baerbock is the federal minister for foreign affairs of Germany. Stéphane Séjourné is the minister of Europe and foreign of affairs of France. Radosław Sikorski is the minister of foreign affairs of Poland. Seventy-five years ago, NATO’s founding treaty was signed in Washington to ensure the …

Putin’s Next War

As Ukraine struggles, Moscow eyes Moldova. Moldova is easy to overlook. It’s a tiny nation, smaller than Denmark, with a population of 2.6 million. Depending on which index you read, at the time of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 it was either Ukraine or Moldova that counted as Europe’s poorest country. Parts …

War looms for Europe, warns Poland’s Donald Tusk

“I don’t want to scare anyone, but war is no longer a concept from the past,” said Polish prime minister. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Europe is in a “pre-war era” but still has a “long way to go” before it's ready to face the threat ahead. “I don't want to scare anyone, …

Work starts at largest NATO military base in Europe, set in Romania

Construction has begun at what is to be the largest NATO military base in Europe to date, located in the southern Romanian region of Constanța, expanding the existing Mihail Kogălniceanu base, Euronews Romania reported. The enlarged base will cover roughly 2,800 hectares and will be able to permanently accommodate up to 10,000 NATO soldiers and their families. …

Romania To Host Largest NATO Military Base in Europe

Work has begun on expanding the Mihail Kogalniceanu base in Romania, transforming it into the largest NATO military base in Europe. The military base at Mihail Kogqlniceanu, Constanta, southeast Romania, on the Black Sea coast, will become the largest NATO military base in Europe and will surpass the US military base in Ramstein, Germany, in …

Europe starts war machine to wean itself off US weapons

BY LAURA KAYALI, JOSHUA POSANER AND JACOPO BARIGAZZI BRUSSELS — The European Union is no longer just a peace project. On Tuesday, the European Commission presented a European Defence Industrial Strategy alongside a subsidy cash pot of at least €1.5 billion called the European Defence Investment Programme. Thierry Breton, the industry commissioner, underlined during the presentation of the strategy that Europe …