Defense Priorities

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op-edNATO, Alliances, Europe and Eurasia

Breaking Europe’s Trans-Atlantic Habit: The End of the Senior Partner Myth

By Moritz Graefrath

February 24, 2026

op-edNATO, Alliances, Ukraine‑Russia

Europe debates the bomb

By Daniel DePetris

February 19, 2026

op-edNATO, Alliances, Europe and Eurasia

Marco Rubio’s Munich speech was an ultimatum to Europe

By Jennifer Kavanagh

February 15, 2026

In the mediaWestern Hemisphere, Grand strategy, Russia

Trump awards final contracts under U.S.-Finnish icebreaker partnership to Canada-linked defense company

Featuring Lyle Goldstein

February 11, 2026

op-edUkraine‑Russia, Europe and Eurasia, Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine and Russia are both suffering as the war enters its fifth year

By Daniel DePetris

February 10, 2026

op-edGrand strategy, Iran, U.S.‑Iran, Ukraine, Ukraine‑Russia

What happens when we give Europe first dibs on U.S. missiles for war

By Jennifer Kavanagh

February 9, 2026