Made in America?: Poland’s Defence Industry
Polish mobile artillery shown at International Defence Industry Exhibition 2008 in Kielce, Poland. Licensed under Creative Commons. On 8 March, the Polish government released a statement indicating...
View ArticleTurkey is Winning the War of the Narrative
Photo Credit: Toetoe, licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. When it comes to strategic messaging, Turkey has been a glutton for punishment in recent years by seemingly fuelling crises as much as trying to...
View ArticleThe time has come to revoke Turkey’s NATO membership (but offer it a lifeline)
By: Austin Luce Source: Wikimedia The idea of removing Turkey from the ranks of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization would send shockwaves through the international community. Never before has the...
View ArticleThe Case Against Mexico Joining NATO
By Raúl Zepeda-Gil Artwork: “Esquadron 201,” The 201st Mexican Fighter Squadron, Mexican Expeditionary Air Force Artist: Ginny Sherwood Mexico has no benefit in joining the North Atlantic Treaty...
View ArticleEnhancing Cyber Wargames: The Crucial Role of Informed Games Design
by Amy Ertan and Peadar Callaghan “Risk – Onyx Edition (Ghosts of board games past)” by derekGavey. Licensed under Creative Commons ‘A game capable of simulating every aspect of war would become...
View ArticleNATO’s 21st Century Agenda: In Conversation with Paul King
by Hélène Kirkkesseli On 11 March 2020, Strife had the pleasure of welcoming Paul King, Programme Officer/Editor at NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division, to discuss the Alliance’s history, as well as its...
View ArticleEU Foreign Policy: More Grand Delusion than Grand Strategy
by Eliz Peck 24 May 2019 German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron after the signing of a new Germany-France friendship treaty at the historic Town Hall in Aachen, Germany on...
View ArticleEurope’s Greatest Gamblers: Anticipating Wars of the Future and Why European...
Anticipating war is out of fashion, yet the potential destruction and impact on global society of a major war are huge. By James M R Thorp Soldiers from Poland’s 6th Airborne Brigade and the U.S....
View ArticleNATO is wounded, this Summit could break it
By Dr Zachary Wolfraim NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the Summit (Credit Image: NATO HQ) In light of the recent chaos consuming British politics and the looming NATO summit, I...
View ArticleThe Future of European Defence Cooperation: a win-win for Transatlantic security
By Bolton Smith and Gabriel White Mali – Barkhane French operation, part of the ‘War against Terrorism’. Photo: Fred Marie (CC 2.0) Any mention of independent European defence efforts usually raises...
View ArticleStrife Feature | Contemporary Russian foreign policy – Examining the Ukraine...
By William Moray The 2014 Ukrainian Revolution – or Revolution of Dignity – and the subsequent Donbass War (Donbas, in Ukrainian) severely impacted the relations Russia held not only with Ukraine but...
View ArticleDice, Hexes & History: Can Wargaming Save Estonia?
By Camlo Kalandra Source: David A. Shlapak and Michael Johnson. Reinforcing Deterrence on NATO’s Eastern Flank: Wargaming the Defense of the Baltics. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2016. A new...
View ArticleBook Review: “What Went Wrong in Afghanistan?”
Reviewed by: Millie Radovic Gurcan, Metin. What Went Wrong in Afghanistan?: Understanding Counter-Insurgency Efforts in Tribalized Rural and Muslim Environments. Helion and Company, 2016. ISBN:...
View ArticleThe time has come to revoke Turkey’s NATO membership (but offer it a lifeline)
By: Austin Luce Source: Wikimedia The idea of removing Turkey from the ranks of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization would send shockwaves through the international community. Never before has the...
View ArticlePolska Walcząca: Poland and the United States at NATO
By: Jackson Webster Source: Reuters, via Voice of America On July 8th, heads-of-state and government figures from the 28 member-states of the world’s strongest military alliance will meet in the...
View ArticleThe future of European defence: An interview with Daniel Keohane
Daniel Keohane interviewed by Annabelle Vuille Leaders gather for a photo at the February 2016 meeting of the European Council. Source: Wikimedia Annabelle Vuille: What would you say are the most...
View ArticleThe Question of Limited Intervention in Syria: ‘And Then What?’
By: Alexander Decina NATO-backed Patriot missile defence systems set up in Gaziantep, Turkey, February 4, 2013. Picture used under Creative Commons License. Given the atrocities witnessed during the...
View ArticleNATO, State (Re)emergence, and Military Capabilities and Commitments: the...
By: Alex Calvo USS John Fitzerald Kennedy entering Tarragona Harbour in 2002. The city could be an alternative to Rota as a home port for the US Navy missile defence destroyers in the Mediterranean....
View ArticleTeasing the bear: NATO, Russia and the Baltic States
By Leyla Aliyeva: Latvian tanks in operation during NATO Operation Sabre Strike, 2013. Photo: Gatis Diezins, RYC (CC 2.0). Russia’s President Putin statement a fortnight ago made on a conference with...
View ArticleAfter Ukraine, Part IV – NATO in Scandinavia: Will Sweden and Finland join up?
By Sebastian Åsberg: Swedish and Finnish forces joined NATO forces in 2013 to carry out the large-scale training exercise “Steadfast Jazz”. Photo: Polish army Master Sgt. Artur Zakrzewski/Poland (CC...
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