The Article 5 guarantee has always been a political instrument as much as a military one. Remove the political will behind it and the military architecture starts to look very different. The eastern flank — Poland, the Baltic states, Romania, and now Finland and Sweden — has been the most serious part of NATO since 2014. These countries have spent, planned, and positioned as … [Read more...] about What NATO’s Eastern Flank Looks Like Without U.S. Guarantees
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Why Europe’s Rearmament Push May Already Be Too Late
Europe is spending money it should have spent a decade ago, on timelines that assume a threat environment that has already arrived. The rearmament announcements coming out of Berlin, Paris, Warsaw, and Brussels since 2022 are real. The commitments are larger than anything seen since the Cold War. Defense budgets are moving, procurement contracts are being signed, and the … [Read more...] about Why Europe’s Rearmament Push May Already Be Too Late