Leaders gather for the NATO summit in Ankara amid disagreements over Iran, defence spending and the alliance's future. European allies remain divided over US priorities, while protests against NATO and rising military expenditure highlight growing public skepticism across member states
Greenland's small population, lack of its own military, and strategic Arctic location have fueled renewed US interest — but any forced takeover would spark a major NATO confrontation and global backlash
The Oreshnik can launch a powerful conventional strike anywhere in Europe, giving the Kremlin a new instrument of escalation without tapping its nuclear arsenal. There will be no way to know if the missile is carrying a nuclear warhead until it reaches its target
As Europe rethinks its security, China stakes a global claim, and the US turns unpredictable, the cinders of the post–World War II order smoulder. What will crystallise remains unclear, but the birth pangs of a new global order are already visible
All the turmoil summed up in layman’s terms, is due to Russia finding Ukraine’s aspirations of becoming a full member of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), threatening to its borders.
