Europe

LNG Terminals as Europe’s Most Vulnerable Strategic Nodes

- Listen to Analysis Key Points Europe replaced one gas dependency with a new coastal one. LNG terminals now act as strategic chokepoints in Europe’s energy system. Their vulnerability extends beyond the terminal to maritime, digital and grid-linked networks. Pressure can range from soft kill disruption to hard kill damage. Europe’s real safeguard...

Mehmet Sümer - April 21, 2026

Weekly Strategic Brief – 15

April 17, 2026

Weekly Strategic Brief – 14

April 10, 2026

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April 3, 2026

Weekly Strategic Brief – 12

March 27, 2026

Solving the European Naval Dilemma with Modular Mass

- Listen to Analysis Key points: • European navies are too small to win• Buying off-the-shelf unmanned vessels is a dead...

Gökay Yayla - April 6, 2026

NATO Is Not a Choice: Strategic Reality for Europe

Key Points: North Atlantic Treaty Organization is strategic infrastructure, not a political option. Its value derives from continuous military integration,...

Engin Büker - January 13, 2026

European Defense: Building Strategic Autonomy Through Integration

Major Report Reveals Europe's Historic Defense Transformation: €343 Billion Investment in Strategic Autonomy New Thematic Research Examines European Defense Integration,...

Nurettin Sevi - January 6, 2026

Measuring Strategic Rupture: NSS-2025 and the Rewiring of US Grand Strategy

Key Points: • NSS-2025 represents a structural break in US grand strategy, not an incremental adjustment.• Measurement across 17 strategic...

Engin Büker - January 2, 2026

From Cloud to Combat: NATO’s Data Warfighting Model

Key Points: • NATO’s agreement with Google Cloud signals cloud’s shift into the battlespace• Cloud has moved from support infrastructure...

Engin Büker - December 30, 2025

Europe’s Defence Market Transformation: From Complacency to Strategic Rearmament

Key Points: • Structural Rearmament: EU defense spending increased 57% (€218B → €343B, 2021-2024), fastest growth since Cold War's end• Stock...

Nurettin Sevi - December 17, 2025

How NSS-2025 Resets the Transatlantic Security Equation

Key Points: • NSS-2025 replaces order-driven US strategy with an interest-based framework.• NATO’s burden structure shifts with rising expectations for...

Mustafa Kirisci - December 11, 2025

Greek Cypriot administration of Southern Cyprus – Lebanon EEZ Agreement: Geopolitical Encirclement and Legal Conflict in The Eastern Mediterranean

Key Points: • GCASC–Lebanon deal reshapes Eastern Mediterranean dynamics• Lebanon’s internal fragility enables Greek Cypriot leverage• US–EU backing strengthens Greek...

Latif Yanar - December 4, 2025

Can NATO’s Intelligence and Surveillance Enhancements Turn the Tide in Ukraine?

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has been a key player, especially in European security, since its founding in...

Engin Büker - August 14, 2024