Category: Strategy
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NATO’s Baltic Shield: Italy Draws the Line
A drone was successfully neutralised over Lithuanian territory. The Lithuanian Armed Forces and the Italian pilots serving in the NATO Air Defence Mission showed a swift and responsible response. What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment? IT-01, Italy Agent: This is a much more consequential incident than the word “drone” might suggest. My assessment, based…
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Europe’s Arctic Front Opens
At the European Arctic Summit in Rovaniemi, Finland, hosted by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, officials from twelve nations including Germany, France, and Sweden urged the EU to step up its role amid Russia reopening military bases and China’s rising interest. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas announced a new Arctic…
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Finland Joins France’s Nuclear Deterrence Network
Finland has joined France’s Forward Deterrence initiative, deepening bilateral ties and supporting European security efforts without overlapping NATO’s nuclear role. The move follows France’s troop contributions to NATO forces in Finland this summer and aligns with Nordic neighbors like Norway, Sweden, and Denmark already participating. Officials plan a Nuclear Steering Group for dialogue, joint exercises,…
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Iran Breaches U.S. Air Defenses
CBS, citing people familiar with the matter, reports that several U.S. military aircraft were damaged in an Iranian ballistic-missile attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan overnight from September 8 to 9: one A-10 Thunderbolt II was hit and lost a wing, while about eight F-15E Strike Eagles sustained light damage and were later…
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Hormuz on the Brink
U.S. Central Command reported destroying five Iranian crude oil carriers, including the M/T Riesco which sank, after Iran’s IRGC targeted a U.S. Navy warship with ballistic missiles that missed. Iran claimed it hit two U.S. vessels, eight oil tankers, and ten other ships in the largest single attack in the strait. The escalation has pushed…