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Geopolitics

A History of Neutrality Potentially Broken? Sweden’s Move Toward NATO

May 24, 2022May 25, 2022 - by Carter Palmer

Sweden’s last war was tangentially a Napoleonic one, and a Swedish soldier was last killed in action in Afghanistan.  And yet, Sweden has one of the most well-equipped militaries for …

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Featured / Geopolitics

Finnish Leaders Seek to Fast-Track NATO Accession

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 - by Daniel Darling

Finland’s top leaders, President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin, announced on May 12 that they favor their country applying for NATO membership. The joint statement said, “As a …

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Featured / Land Systems

So Much for the Myth of Russian Main Battle Tank Superiority

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 - by Dean Lockwood

Throughout the 1980s, the U.S. Army expended considerable time, effort, and angst searching for the answer to a singular question: Could the M1 Abrams survive against Soviet main battle tanks …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

International Support Bolsters Ukrainian Air Force Fighter Capability

April 21, 2022April 26, 2022 - by Daniel Darling

As the conflict in Ukraine continues to drag on and the Ukrainian Air Force suffers attrition and wear-and-tear to its combat aircraft component, help is pouring in from NATO member …

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Prone soldier firing a machine gun in the brush
Featured / Geopolitics / North America

Canada Outlines Plan to Increase Defense Spending and Conduct a New Defense Policy Review

April 11, 2022April 18, 2022 - by Shaun McDougall

Canada can be added to the growing list of countries that have pledged to increase defense spending in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ottawa released a 2022 budget …

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Europe / Geopolitics

Alarmed by Events in Ukraine, Finland Agrees to Defense Spending Top-Up

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 - by Daniel Darling

Finland’s five-party government has announced an agreement to supplement its defense budgetary outlays with an additional EUR2 billion ($2.19 billion) allocation. The agreement comes amidst a backdrop of Russia’s invasion …

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Featured / Geopolitics

Europe and Natural Gas: EU Unveils Ambitious Plan to Reduce Energy Imports from Russia

March 16, 2022March 15, 2022 - by Forecast International

Vows to cut gas imports from Russia by two-thirds before end of 2022 by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has forced a reckoning over …

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Civil & Commercial Aerospace / Commercial Aircraft / Power Systems

Russia Moves to Seize Leased Foreign Aircraft

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 - by Thomas Dolzall

In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the imposition of far-reaching Western sanctions on the Russian aviation industry, global commercial aviation lessors have been plunged into a …

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Featured / Geopolitics

The Great European Defense Reset Now Begins

March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 - by Daniel Darling

The launch of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, represents a test for Europe. Will the comfortable, economically developed countries that formed the backbone of the European …

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Civil & Commercial Aerospace / Commercial Aircraft / Power Systems

Boeing Halts Russian Titanium Buys

March 7, 2022March 8, 2022 - by Richard Pettibone

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Boeing has suspended buying titanium from Russia. Titanium producer VSMPO-Avisma has been a Boeing partner and supplier of raw material and …

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