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Blame It on the Meat: Sverdlovsk and the Limits of Intelligence on Russian Bioweapons

Key Points : Washington says Russia still runs an offensive bioweapons program The 1972 treaty Moscow broke still has no inspectors At Sverdlovsk, analysts read the evidence right but couldn't prove it They identified the program but badly underestimated its scale The same limits shape how...
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Weekly Strategic Brief – 45

When Cheap Threats Challenge Expensive Navies

Key Points : Cheap threats impose costs far beyond their purchase price. Mass attacks strain detection, identification and engagement capacity. Uncrewed systems...
Latif Yanar -

European Combat Vessel: Can Seven Navies Deliver?

Key Points : Seven EU states plan a modular warship family for 2040 Requirements released in January 2026 now await national...
Cengiz Karakaş -

The Emotion of Wars

Key Points : Wars rarely end for strategic reasons alone. Fear, pride, anger, humiliation and hope keep them going. Russia-Ukraine and...
Ahmet Kalkan -

Escalation Architecture From Black Sea to Red Sea

Key Points : Crisis theatres are becoming connected systems. Maritime routes now transmit escalation. Energy chokepoints bind distant theatres. Critical infrastructure expands the...
Engin Büker -

Defence Innovation as Protection

Key Points: NATO’s central defense innovation challenge is conversion, not invention. Emerging and disruptive technology (EDT) adoption should be driven by...
Engin Büker -

Germany’s Maritime Defense Test

Key Points : Germany’s defense credibility is likely to be tested through maritime resilience.  Germany’s ability to sustain allied movement could...
Mehmet Sümer -

The overall concept of military defence: Military Strategy and Plan for the Armed Forces

Responsibility for Europe. This document is the publicly accessible part of the first Bundeswehr Military Strategy and the resulting Plan...
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LNG Terminals as Europe’s Most Vulnerable Strategic Nodes

Key Points : Europe replaced one gas dependency with a new coastal one.  LNG terminals now act as strategic chokepoints in...
Mehmet Sümer -

Solving the European Naval Dilemma with Modular Mass

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