by Timucin Ibu | Apr 19, 2026 | Commentary, Defence & Security
Key Takeaways The 2025 EDA report argues that European defence cooperation is shifting from long-term ambition to urgent readiness, driven above all by Russia’s war against Ukraine and pressure for greater European responsibility in collective defence. The EDA is...
by Timucin Ibu | Apr 2, 2026 | Commentary, Defence & Security
Training Tomorrow’s Leaders Today: The Role of AI-Driven Simulations in Modern Defence Europe is at a turning point in defence innovation. Modern military leaders operate in an environment of growing complexity; hybrid threats, multi-domain operations, cognitive...
by Furkan AKAR | Mar 26, 2026 | Commentary, Defence & Security
EDF 2026 is open.[1] One billion euros across 31 topics. The technology pipeline is deep, the deadlines are set, and consortium-building is well underway. But here is something that doesn’t get said often enough: most consortia that underperform in evaluation don’t...
by Timucin Ibu | Mar 26, 2026 | Commentary, Defence & Security
Human in the Loop In today’s fast-evolving security environment, military commanders often face overwhelming complexity. Hybrid threats, multi-domain operations, cognitive warfare, and great-power competition demand rapid, accurate decisions under high uncertainty....
by Transatlantic Task Force | Mar 20, 2026 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Key Takeaways Duration is the decisive variable: The economically sustainable length of disruption at Hormuz defines the feasible duration of the conflict itself. The shock is historically unprecedented: A simultaneous disruption of ~20% of global oil and LNG flows...
by Transatlantic Task Force | Mar 19, 2026 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Key Takeaways The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has transformed a regional war into a global energy and economic crisis by disrupting roughly one-fifth of global oil and LNG flows. The most significant strategic consequence is not only the blockade itself, but the...
