Europe

July 24, 2026 | Mariam Wahba |

Treasury Extends Its Muslim Brotherhood Campaign to Europe

Pressure is ratcheting up on the Muslim Brotherhood. Months after targeting several of the Islamist organization’s chapters, Washington is now taking the fight to the group’s support infrastructure...

July 23, 2026 | Max Meizlish |

China’s Support for Russia’s Arctic Energy Buildout Complicated by Sanctions — But Not Prevented

China and Russia purport to have a “no limits” partnership, but recent developments in the Arctic suggest otherwise. Citing a Russian government presentation originally reported by Russia’s Vedomosti...

July 23, 2026 | John Hardie |

Ukraine’s defense leadership crisis becomes blessing in disguise

“You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing after they’ve tried everything else,” goes an aphorism often apocryphally attributed to Winston Churchill. Much the same can be said for...

July 23, 2026 | Tyler Stapleton, Sinan Ciddi

China Is Helping Erdogan Build a Surveillance State

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is no stranger to the machinery of repression. He has throttled internet providers, monitored political opponents, and folded once-independent media into a loyalist...

July 17, 2026 | David May, Simone Rodan-Benzaquen

Dublin’s ban on trade with Israeli settlements is a gigantic own goal

It won’t change Jerusalem’s policy, may cost Palestinians their jobs, further isolate Ireland's small Jewish community and provoke US sanctions. Apart from that, it is a fine piece of legislation

July 16, 2026 | Natalie Ecanow, Justin Leopold-Cohen

Germany’s Expanding Defense Partnership With Israel Hit Troubled Waters. It’s Too Valuable To Sink.

As America’s NATO allies boost their defense spending and capabilities to counter Russian aggression, Germany is turning to Israel. After fielding its first Israeli-made Arrow 3 ballistic...

July 14, 2026 | Bill Roggio, Janatan Sayeh

The Blockade’s Back: US-Iran MOU Unravels

July 14, 2026 | Angela Howard, Antonia-Laura Pup

Kazakhstan Bets on Iranian Port Investment

Landlocked Kazakhstan is seeking port access, and Astana is banking on Iran to provide it. On July 8, Kazakhstan signed an agreement to build a logistics and transport terminal at Iran’s largest seaport...

July 13, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Gen. (Ret.) Mike Minihan

America’s Military Plans Depend on Infrastructure It Doesn’t Secure

Military power is meaningless if it cannot move. Every American war plan, from deterring aggression in Europe to prevailing in the Indo-Pacific, depends on our ability to maneuver people,...

July 13, 2026 | Keti Korkiya |

Russia’s Next Annexation: South Ossetia

A leadership shuffle in the Russian-occupied portion of Georgia signals that Russia is still invested in redrawing borders in the Caucasus.

July 12, 2026 | Ivana Stradner, Maksym Panchokha

How Putin is exploiting Poland and Ukraine’s oldest wound

As Poland marks its National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Volhynia Massacre on July 11, history and politics have once again moved to the forefront of Polish-Ukrainian...

July 11, 2026 | Bradley Bowman |

Europe is stepping up to fortify NATO 3.0 — and we must do the same

The consequences of the NATO summit that concluded Wednesday in Ankara will be determined primarily by two questions: Will Europeans step up to honor their defense-spending commitments and carry more of...

July 10, 2026 | Simone Rodan-Benzaquen

Trial for Glorifying Terrorism: When MEP Rima Hassan Is Backed by Rabid Antisemites

This is not Palestine they are defending. On the eve of what was supposed to be her trial this summer, some 250 public figures signed an open letter in L’Humanité supporting Rima Hassan.

July 9, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi |

Turkey’s Cooperation with Russia and China Is a Major Reason It Shouldn’t Receive the F-35 Jet

President Trump departed the NATO Summit in Ankara without announcing Turkey’s reinstatement in the F-35 program, a major disappointment to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This omission...

July 8, 2026 | Clifford D. May

The forgotten history of Muslim socialism 

A century of failed experiments before the rise of Mamdani and friends

July 6, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi, Jonathan Schanzer

Don’t Launder Erdogan’s Record at the NATO Summit

The NATO summit convening in Ankara next week will offer Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan an opportunity to present himself as a vital ally: one with a military capable of blunting Russian aggression,...

July 6, 2026 | Simone Rodan-Benzaquen

Stand Up

Twenty years ago, American Jews taught me an invaluable lesson about survival. Now it’s my duty to repay the favor.

July 6, 2026 | Johanna Yang, Kateryna Kvasha

5 Cyber Developments From Europe and Ukraine You Might Have Missed

Facing relentless cyberattacks, the European Union and its member states are building out defenses for themselves and for frontline neighbors like Ukraine. These mechanisms span government, the private...

July 6, 2026 | Ben Cohen |

7 Fault Lines NATO Must Address in Ankara

As NATO leaders gather on July 7 to 8 in Ankara, the summit’s true test lies in unresolved faultlines over U.S. force posture cuts in Europe, host nation Turkey’s disruptive role within the alliance,...

July 5, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, John Hardie

Doling out tough love to European countries should top Trump’s NATO summit agenda

This week’s NATO summit in Ankara arrives at a fraught moment: Even as America and its allies face growing threats from authoritarian powers, differences over Ukraine, Iran, Greenland and US military...