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Daniel Michaels

ARTICLES BY DANIEL MICHAELS

Flags flutter at the venue of a NATO summit, in The Hague, Netherlands. (REUTERS)

Trump set for win on higher NATO spending at summit

3 min read . 24 Jun 2025

A patrol watches over the security perimeter ahead of this week’s NATO summit in The Hague. Photo: Claudia Greco/Reuters

NATO aims to boost defenses against drones, hacking and sabotage

4 min read . 24 Jun 2025

Spying and clandestine operations, in the traditional sense, have never been so difficult. (Representative Image: Pixabay)

Why countries are suddenly broadcasting their spies’ exploits

6 min read . 22 Jun 2025

Ukraine said it launched 117 small drones in Sunday’s attacks on four Russian bases. (via REUTERS)

Ukraine’s drone attack exposes Achilles’ heel of military superpowers

5 min read . 06 Jun 2025

China’s economic growth has allowed it to build a military that rivals the U.S. (AP)

America let its military-industrial might wither. China’s is booming.

3 min read . 30 May 2025

Finland dominates icebreaker tech due to Arctic expertise, offering speed and cost-efficiency as nations eye the thawing north. (Image: Bloomberg)

To dominate the Arctic, Trump needs ice-breaking ships. Finland wants to help.

5 min read . 12 May 2025

Iceland, a NATO member without a military, balances US/Europe ties amid Arctic tensions and considers EU membership. (Image: AFP)

The NATO country with no military gets serious about defence

5 min read . 27 Apr 2025

NATO forces during a training exercise in February. Photo: Daniel Mihailescu/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

Trump wants NATO to spend more. Europe pitches redefining defense to get there.

5 min read . 01 Apr 2025

Dutch Navy ship HNLMS Luymes operates as part of NATO’s Baltic Sentry mission near Poland’s Gdynia harbor. (Photo: Marzena Skubatz for WSJ)

How NATO patrols the sea for suspected Russian sabotage

5 min read . 31 Mar 2025

Europe weighs nuclear deterrent as U.S. commitment wavers, France leads talks on independent security umbrella. (Image: AFP)

Trump prompts European calls for a homegrown nuclear umbrella

10 min read . 25 Mar 2025

NATO's latest drills near Ukraine highlight Europe's growing role in defense amid U.S. uncertainty.

How Europe’s military stacks up against Russia without US support

6 min read . 13 Mar 2025

Traditional Russian wooden dolls called Matryoshka depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping. (AP Photo)

Two small adversaries of Russia and China are swapping notes to survive

6 min read . 02 Mar 2025

French President Emmanuel Macron waves after an informal summit of European leaders to discuss the situation in Ukraine. European leaders were due to meet in Paris on February 17, 2025 to address Washington's shock policy shift on the war in Ukraine, as Britain declared itself ready to dispatch peacekeeping troops to Ukraine. (Photo: AFP)

European capitals clash over Ukraine as Trump makes overtures to Putin

6 min read . 19 Feb 2025

A plane carrying Vice President JD Vance arrived in Paris on Monday. (AP)

Trump’s team takes its fight to a wary Europe

7 min read . 10 Feb 2025

President-elect Donald Trump raised the prospect of forcibly taking over Canada and Greenland. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Trump’s NATO vision spells trouble for the alliance

5 min read . 09 Jan 2025

A Ukrainian specialist modifies a drone at a military base in eastern Ukraine.

Ukraine advances killer robot drones with more automation, efficiency

7 min read . 01 Jan 2025

China is the dominant force in both shipping and shipbuilding. (AFP)

Fear that China rules the waves jolts US to pursue maritime revival

8 min read . 30 Dec 2024

Secrecy and mistrust have long impeded intelligence-sharing among Nato allies. (REUTERS)

As Russia and China rewrite rules of war, NATO adapts its game plan

5 min read . 08 Dec 2024

The USS Chosin, a guided-missile cruiser, sails alongside the larger USNS Washington Chambers, during testing of a new method of resupplying ships at sea. Photo: U.S. Navy

China tensions prompt US Navy race to reload missiles at sea

5 min read . 02 Dec 2024

Ukraine will still rely on Western allies for advanced weapons such as Patriot surface-to-air interceptor missiles. (AP)

Europe can’t make Ukraine enough weapons—So it’s paying Kyiv to do it

6 min read . 26 Nov 2024