Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 16. On June 16, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov paid an official visit to the Republic of Belarus at the invitation of the Minister of Defense of Belarus, Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin, Trend reports. At Minsk National Airport, Belarusian Defense Minister met…
Shorouk Express Nonetheless, Porter predicted: “I think what you’re going to get is a very untidy mix of recognizing changed circumstances while clinging on to the old world order.” What are the pinch points? The U.K. is heavily reliant on the U.S. for several key aspects of its defense network, including intelligence-sharing, the nuclear deterrent…
Shorouk Express Ed Arnold, senior research fellow at the defense think tank RUSI, said the lack of concrete measures in the new partnership showed that “even on something such as defense and security, whereby the second Trump administration should be pushing them very, very close together, it’s just not quite happening that way.” He added…
Shorouk Express Loïc Mougeolle is a defense contractor whose ties to the military go back a generation. His father worked in nuclear deterrence for the French navy; he, in turn, worked nine years for a defense firm until co-founding his own defense company, Comand AI, in 2022, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “We will never…
Shorouk Express The new plan aims to modernize Greece’s armed forces as the country emerges from a decade-long financial crisis and tries to keep pace with the defense advances of its neighbor and historical rival, Turkey. It comes amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure on NATO allies to spend more on defense. Greece already spends…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email Amid heightening tensions with its neighbor to the south, Canada is reconsidering a multi-billion dollar defense deal with the U.S. Canadian Defense Minister…
Shorouk Express The announcement on possible debt brake changes comes as Germany’s Bundesbank on Tuesday proposed a reform of the debt brake that would lift the cap for annual net borrowing to 1.4 percent of GDP (from 0.35 percent currently), which would create around €220 billion in additional spending room by the end of the…
Shorouk Express Des pays comme la Pologne et la Finlande, en particulier, veulent protéger leur défense contre les tentatives d’expansion de la Commission. John Thys/AFP via Getty Images Les tensions atteindront leur paroxysme lors de la réunion d’urgence des dirigeants européens le 6 mars, von der Leyen ayant annoncé qu’elle présenterait un “plan global pour…
Shorouk Express But Dodds, resigning Friday, warned it would be “impossible to maintain these priorities given the depth of the cut” and said the effect “would be far greater than presented.” The former development minister, who previously served as Starmer’s shadow chancellor, warned the move would likely lead to a British withdrawal from numerous African,…
Shorouk Express After years of pressure, Poland has succeeded in getting 8,000 U.S. troops permanently stationed in the country. That got Hegseth to again call Poland a “model ally.” He said the “level of partnership is unmatched in Europe, the common bond is unlike others in Europe.” He also praised Poland for investing in local…
