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Bulgaria’s Radev is a sovereigntist – but still an Atlanticist

The recent electoral victory of Prime Minister Rumen Radev is leading to a new defence outlook in Bulgaria. While worries have been expressed regarding the politician’s pro-Russia sympathies, the country looks increasingly able to play a constructive role in the Black Sea region.

July 21, 2026 - Stefano Arroque

How Ukraine is reshaping NATO

Ukraine is no longer just a recipient of NATO support, it is increasingly reshaping the Alliance itself. From battlefield-tested drone warfare tactics to unprecedented institutional integration, Russia’s full-scale invasion has accelerated a transformation in which Ukraine has become both NATO’s partner and one of its most important sources of military innovation.

June 23, 2026 - Kseniya Sotnikova

Russia struggling for influence in the South Caucasus

The South Caucasus is no longer a peripheral space between larger powers, but an increasingly important corridor linking Europe with Central Asia and wider Eurasian networks. Yet as its strategic importance grows, the region is becoming the focus of a broader struggle between competing visions of order: one based on connectivity and diversification, and another rooted in dependency, constrained sovereignty, and buffer-zone politics.

June 23, 2026 - Megi Benia

Nancy and the politics of deterrence: reading the French nuclear offer to Poland

A year after the Nancy Treaty, Polish-French defence cooperation is deepening and building a tangible element of European deterrence. The question is what kind of relationship Warsaw and Paris are actually building, and whether it will outlast the leaders who started it.

June 18, 2026 - Nicole Czaplinska

Why it is time to upgrade the Turkish-Polish defence partnership

As Europe races to strengthen its defences in response to Russia’s war against Ukraine, attention has focused largely on Brussels-led initiatives and rising military budgets. Yet one of the continent’s most strategically important defence opportunities may lie elsewhere: in a deeper partnership between Poland and Turkey.

May 19, 2026 - Onur Anamur

Between NATO and strategic autonomy: What the Iran war reveals about Türkiye’s balancing strategy

Ankara’s response to the ongoing conflict in Iran has revealed growing nuances in its foreign policy. Careful and deliberate language has been used in order to balance both NATO and unilateral goals concerning the wider region at this time.

May 15, 2026 - Megi Benia

From NATO Partnership for Peace crisis to European Peace Facility delays: Orbán’s impact on Armenia

The recent defeat of Viktor Orbán in Hungary has opened up new opportunities for genuine rapprochement with Armenia. Despite the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 2022 – following a decade-long suspension triggered by Hungary’s handling of an ethnically motivated murder during a NATO PfP training it hosted - Hungary’s subsequent positions have constrained and delayed EU support to Armenia.

April 30, 2026 - Sossi Tatikyan

How Georgia is being led away from NATO

In Georgia, the ruling elite increasingly presents neutrality as the country’s only viable path. Yet this narrative obscures the extent to which that same elite actively erodes trust in NATO and weakens Georgia’s engagement with the Alliance.

April 21, 2026 - Beka Chedia

Why expanding the Bucharest 9 format will not add more security to NATO’s Eastern Flank

The Romanian-led Bucharest 9 format has signalled its intention to expand in order to include various Nordic states. While such claims clearly show ambition, it is important that the Romanian government does not neglect its role in its traditional backyard, the Black Sea.

March 31, 2026 - Antonia-Laura Pup

The Balkans in the multipolar moment

Wider shifts in the global order are challenging the foreign policy trajectories of Balkan states. While expectations have existed of a clear integration into western structures, the current reality reveals a variety of relationships with powers outside the region. Credible action by the West is necessary if a feasible model of development is to persist among local states.

March 3, 2026 - Blerim Vela

The collapse of the European security order

The sense that Europe is adrift in the emerging world order reflects both external shocks and internal shortcomings. On the one hand, the United States is signalling that Europe is no longer the central theatre of American strategy. On the other, Europeans remain divided on how far they are willing to go in assuming real strategic responsibility, or the so-called European strategic autonomy.

February 23, 2026 - Wojciech Michnik

Shoring up the Balkans: NATO infrastructure and a warning for democracy

Recent shifts in US foreign policy are placing the Western Balkans in a difficult position. While internal issues are challenging a delicate peace, outside forces are only exacerbating these issues. It now falls to the European Union to provide a clear path forward amidst such uncertainty.

January 30, 2026 - Zach Rogers

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