LANDEURO 2025: A new doctrine for NATO's eastern flank
The LANDEURO conference, held on July 16 and 17, 2025, in Wiesbaden, Germany, represents a significant milestone in the current security and defense debate within the North… 
23. 07. 2025
Author: Jan Buchar (page 2)
How will Europe allocate 1.5% of GDP to defense infrastructure?
A landmark agreement was reached at the NATO summit in The Hague in June. Member states pledged to spend a total of 5% of their GDP on defense by 2035…
19. 07. 2025
Invisible guardians: VERA-NG as the cornerstone of the European Sky Protection Initiative
The war in Ukraine has dramatically changed the way combat operations are conducted. Today, success and survival on the battlefield depend not only on traditional kinetic capabilities…
12. 07. 2025
Tables won't stop a tank: Defence needs skills, not percentages
The debate on the defence budget has become one of the most closely watched topics in Czech and European security policy in recent years. Thanks to repeated calls from the…
03. 07. 2025
The US-China trade war is forcing the world to pick sides
Beijing warns other countries not to participate in the isolation of Chinese goods and companies in trade agreements with the US. The Middle Kingdom intends to introduce…
04. 05. 2025
The dynamic Middle East and North Africa from a defence industry perspective
The Czech Republic annually exports military equipment valued at around CZK 24 billion to the Middle East and North Africa. The latest figures from the Swedish think tank SIPRI…
22. 04. 2025
Rheinmetall expands nitrocellulose production
Germany's Rheinmetall, Europe's largest ever arms manufacturer, has bought industrial nitrocellulose producer Hagedorn-NC, securing further supplies of essential raw materials for increasing…
12. 04. 2025
Europe faces tough choices without US nuclear deterrent
Europe must begin to think seriously about a future in which the United States and its nuclear weapons are not the ultimate guarantor of European security. The credibility…
08. 04. 2025
European dependence on U.S. weapons as a security risk
U.S. President Donald Trump's unpredictability is leading Western states to reassess their dependence on U.S.-made weapons. Europe and Canada are now reviewing their vulnerabilities…
31. 03. 2025
Europe without US support: We need five years to build a defence against Russia
For their own defence, European countries currently still depend on the capabilities of the United States within the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. The strength of transatlantic…
07. 03. 2025
Coalition of the willing: 11 European countries ready to send peacekeepers to Ukraine
Western leaders are forming a new diplomatic group that can respond to the White House's rapprochement with Moscow. A coalition of states is emerging to tackle the…
23. 02. 2025
Use of drones for the targeted elimination of VIPs
The development and use of aerial drones is one of the defining features of the conflicts of the first decades of the 21st century. Although the original role…
16. 01. 2025
