Share with your friendsWhat really drove the Kremlin during the Cold War—wild-eyed dreams of global communism, or cold-blooded fear for its own survival? The answer matters because the same instincts may still shape Moscow’s next moves. According to Melvyn P.
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Share with your friendsNATO is bolstering its eastern defences with permanent troop deployments in Lithuania, Finland, and Romania, directly addressing the evolving security dynamics along Russia’s borders. A tiny hill of crosses symbolizes enduring Lithuanian resistance against the Eastern aggressor.
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Share with your friendsLithuania’s defence industry traces its origins back to the interwar period when the country was establishing its sovereignty and building its military capabilities. In the 1930s, Lithuania focused on developing its military infrastructure and industries, including aviation.
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Share with your friendsMines are traditionally viewed as defensive weapons designed to deny access to certain areas, slow down advancing forces, or protect strategic positions. However, in modern warfare, the use of mines has evolved. They have also been employed
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Share with your friendsTop Hezbollah and Hamas leaders were recently assassinated by Israel. Presidential nominee Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt at an election rally. Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan emerged stronger from these attempts on their lives. Even John
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Share with your friendsThe Bofors scandal, a major political scandal in India during the 1980s, had far-reaching consequences that extended beyond India’s borders, casting a long shadow over Sweden’s reputation and credibility. The recent Saab decision to invest in India
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Share with your friendsMeeting at one of biggest oil producer countries in the world, UEA, at least 80 countries are demanding a UN Climate Change Conference COP28 deal that calls for an eventual end to fossil fuel use. In maritime
Share with your friendsRisto E. J. Penttilä Finland and Sweden’s membership in NATO is a boost for Nordic cooperation. Is it time for a new Kalmar Union? If so, should the Baltic states be part of it? The original Kalmar
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Share with your friendsAccording to the historian Michael De Groot, the oil crisis forced Soviet policymakers to confront the limits of their energy industry and the effects of the crisis on their East European allies. Just as in the ongoing
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Share with your friendsWhat determines how nations perceive their own security? President Mauno Koivisto answered that with a whole book. It was called: Geography and historical experience. By Jaakko Iloniemi When we think about our own history and the history
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