Daily Archives: Mar 18, 2026

Could an overextended Russia, with its boots still mired in Ukraine, afford a dust-up with U.S. forces in its own backyard? The heightened U.S. military presence in the Caribbean and pleas by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro for foreign military assistance have revived speculation about Moscow's intent-and ability-to intervene. Russia...

"We will lose big if the alliance is caught unprepared," said Christian Olivieri, founder of Atreyd, a French defense start-up behind Ukraine's newest aerial shield. That stark assessment underlines the urgency of a battlefield innovation about to face its first real test. In the high intensity, drone-saturated skies over Ukraine,...

What happens when the security guarantor of an entire continent starts questioning the deal? That is the question now before European leaders as President Donald Trump's second term forces a reckoning over military dependence on the United States. His transactional approach to alliances, readiness to negotiate over Europe's head,...