Dr. Andrew A. Michta: Geostrategy
For all the talk of spending targets, the Ankara NATO summit's real work happened elsewhere. Europe is being handed responsibility for NATO's conventional defense...
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For all the talk of spending targets, the Ankara NATO summit's real work happened elsewhere. Europe is being handed responsibility for NATO's conventional defense...
Canada has finally chosen a submarine matched to the three oceans and opening Arctic it has to defend. The decision is sound. But a...
NATO is openly debating whether to expand its nuclear arsenal in Europe — Finland's parliament just voted to allow nuclear weapons on its territory,...
The United States already stores nuclear bombs in five NATO countries, weapons European allies could deliver in wartime but cannot arm without Washington's permission....
Germany has just canceled an $11.3 billion program to build six new frigates, after the shipbuilder warned it couldn't deliver them on time or...
Canada is just weeks from a decision that could become the most expensive procurement in its history: choosing the submarines that will guard its...
Germany still must address a readiness issue: large portions of the army are not considered fully combat-ready, with some readiness estimates for land forces...
Germany spent decades as a reluctant military power, its Cold War army allowed to atrophy and a deep pacifism running through its politics. Russia's...
America has the Abrams, Germany the Leopard 2, Britain the Challenger — and Italy has the Ariete, the tank NATO forgets and often mocks....
The M1 Abrams and Leopard 2 get the glory. France's Leclerc — lighter, faster, with a six-second autoloader and advanced composite armor — quietly...