BRINKMANSHIP IN TEHRAN – IRAN’S NEW PRESIDENT AND THE LOOMING NUCLEAR SHOWDOWN
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps displaying Iranian-made ‘Zolfaghar’ missiles © Tasnim News In a twist of fate, the winds … Continued
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WATCHFULNESS ON ICE – Finland grows increasingly worried about its belligerent neighbour’s latest ambitions
The Finnish army protecting the border © maavoimat.fi Jean Sibelius is famous for composing music in the romantic style … Continued
DEFENDING POST-ELECTORAL EUROPE – Is Europe ready to defend itself against an increasingly aggressive Russia (and others)?
Tanks firing during the NATO Enhanced Presence in Latvia Battle Group-led military exercise “Iron Spear 2023 © eFP … Continued
GRANT SHAPPS IN THE LINE OF FIRE – UK Army Chief confronts costly setback
© MOD Crown It was the great Roman poet, Horace, who wrote “Dulce et Decorum est pro patria … Continued
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PEACE IN OUR TIME? NO CHANCE! – People may say they yearn to return to that imagined time of blissful peace, but in reality, there never was one
© Edm Was there ever an age of peace? If there really was, the history books don’t appear … Continued
VIKTOR ORBÁN AND THE UKRAINIAN QUESTION – A clash of visions for Europe
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán © Kremloin.ru In the summer of 1998, Viktor … Continued
BANKERS OF DEATH – EU cuts off then reinstates development co-operation money to Gaza. But does it need it anyway?
Scene of destruction in the Gaza Strip following Israeli strikes, October 2023 © Al Araby “Any crime which … Continued