Lithuania is set to increase defence spending to 1.9 billion US dollars by 2026, a new report reveals. The threat of Russian hostility and ongoing military activity on...
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NATO foreign ministers have given their sternest warning yet that any Russian invasion of Ukraine could trigger serious consequences, although the alliance’s boss...
Europe will need to choose between Nord Stream 2 and Ukraine’s territorial integrity, suggests Boris Johnson, as Russian troops amass near the country’s...
The transformation of post-communist societies was “turbo-charged” by the prospect of NATO and EU membership, says NATO Deputy General Secretary Mircea...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen recently called on the EU to increase its military capabilities, including the possibility of creating a European army...
Three women from emerging Europe are currently being tipped to become the next secretary-general of NATO. And yet while much attention has already been given to their...
Russia has responded to NATO’s largest ever Black Sea exercise by organising out live fire manoeuvres of its own. NATO and several partner states from six...
The hijacking by Belarus on May 23 of a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius did not come as a surprise to defence ministries across the Black Sea region. Except for...
Serbia suspended obligatory military service in 2011, but the country looks set to reintroduce it, despite concerns that it may struggle to foot the bill. Will young men...
Reform of the Ukrainian defence giant Ukroboronprom points towards a promising future for a potentially important, yet under-performing sector of the country’s...
Several countries in emerging Europe, all in close proximity to Russia, maintain a system of mandatory military service for young men. They argue that conscription is...
Romania’s flourishing IT sector gets a new boost from the European Union, which will host its new Cybersecurity Competence Centre in the country’s capital...
