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Barometer Check: Transatlantic Security and the Munich Security Conference

(Rachel Ellehuus - RUSI) On the final day of the 2026 Munich Security Conference (MSC), a light snow dusted the rooftops around Bayerischer Hof...

5 NATO allies agree to produce low-cost drones

(Victor Jack - Politico) Germany, France, Italy, Poland and the U.K. on Friday said they would work to jointly develop new low-cost autonomous drones...

Four Years Of The Ukraine Invasion: Has Russia’s Military Learned To Fight A Better War?

(Mike Eckel - RFE/RL) Prior to Ukraine, the last time Russia all-out invaded another sovereign country was Georgia. Moscow was victorious after the 16-day...

Pentagon aggressively lobbies EU against Buy European weapons push

(Laura Kayali - Politico) U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has threatened to retaliate against European countries if the EU favors domestic weapons-makers in a...

Trump’s foreign policy dilemma laid bare by Iran tensions

(Daniel Bush - BBC) US President Donald Trump delivered his latest ultimatum to Iran on Thursday during a meeting of the Board of Peace,...

Trump confronts his options on Iran — from targeted attacks to potentially toppling regime

(Kevin Liptak, Kristen Holmes, Zachary Cohen, Natasha Bertrand - CNN) President Donald Trump faces one of the weightiest decisions of his second term as...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 19, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War) Western sources continue to indicate that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s objectives are not limited to control of Ukrainian territory...

Iran Update, February 19, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War) US Military Action Against Iran: US President Donald Trump stated on February 19 that he will likely decide on...

Russian Occupation Update February 19, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War) Russia is likely using “temporary accommodation centers” (TACs) to facilitate the forcible transfer of Ukrainians within Russian-occupied territories or...

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