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Given the magnitude of the strategic shifts underway, the recent NATO summit that took place in Ankara, Turkey, could mark a turning point for Western defense. Numerous statements and rather pessimistic expectations for Europe dominated the run-up to this important meeting. In the following pages, we present the key takeaways for understanding this meeting, which […]
1. Context The Andean axis is going through a period of heightened political tension. Colombia’s and Peru’s contested presidential elections, together with anti-government protests in Bolivia, point to a problem deeper than the sum of domestic incidents. In all three cases, internal political processes have become marked by a severe polarization that goes beyond the […]
Executive Summary The RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2026 confirmed that land power has returned to the core of Western deterrence, as a concrete response to two questions that ran throughout the event: what kind of power is required to break an adversary’s will to fight and effectively compel submission, or produce regime change? From that, […]
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