Israel’s Military Tech Fetish Is a Failed Strategy
We are still in the early phase of Operation Swords of Iron, the name of the Israeli military response to the horrific Hamas-led massacre of...
Why There Are No Game-Changing Weapons for Ukraine
Germany has become the second-biggest contributor of military aid to Ukraine after the United States, but you wouldn’t know it by following the debate in...
German Defense Companies Could Be Europe’s Arsenal of Democracy
More than a decade ago, the German government made the deliberate decision to kill the ability of the Bundeswehr, Germany’s military, to fight a conventional...
Did German Pilots Just Pass NATO’s Tactics to China?
There is a long history of German military pilots helping the Chinese air force. In the 1930s, Nazi Germany dispatched military advisors to help build...
Turn Ukraine Into a Bristling Porcupine
The Spanish American philosopher George Santanaya once remarked that “only the dead have seen the end of war.” In truth, however, all high-intensity wars eventually...
Ukraine’s Longest Day
The first 24 hours of Ukraine’s much anticipated counteroffensive may be the longest day for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. As German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel...
Why Neutrality Is Obsolete in the 21st Century
The Italian diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli had his doubts about the wisdom of a state remaining neutral, as it usually risks alienating both sides in a...
Even More Than Tanks and Planes, Ukraine Needs IFVs
The last few months saw a contentious debate among Kyiv’s Western partners about whether to supply Western-made main battle tanks to Ukraine to help it...
Why Europe’s Debate About Military Conscription Is Wrong
Of the many grim lessons from Russia’s war of conquest in Ukraine, perhaps the grimmest is that 21st-century state-on-state warfare will continue to cause exceptionally...