Von der Leyen visit spotlights Bulgaria’s uneasy growth as European arms hub – POLITICO
Kostadin Kostadinov, the leader of Revival who has previously spoken of Bulgaria’s withdrawal from NATO, was filmed blocking…
Trump showing up at NATO summit is already ‘a success,’ says German general – POLITICO
The real action during the summit will be on defense budgets. Secretary-General Mark Rutte has already telegraphed a…
EU launches major Black Sea plan with eye on defense as Putin hovers – POLITICO
The Black Sea region has been destabilized by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as the large-scale use of mines…
EU-UK defense pact saves the hard part for later – POLITICO
Ed Arnold, senior research fellow at the defense think tank RUSI, said the lack of concrete measures in…
How Europe moves its armies without American assistance – POLITICO
Jannik Hartmann, a fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations, confirmed that a U.S. pullback — from…