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Analyses | | Lidia Gibadło, Jacek Tarociński

Drones over Germany – plugging legislative and technical gaps

At the beginning of October, unidentified drones were spotted over Munich Airport, disrupting operations at the facility for several hours. This was yet another incident of its kind in recent weeks. At the end of September, drones were…
Analyses | | Piotr Szymański, Jacek Tarociński

NATOs northern flank allied forces and structures in the Nordic countries

On 3 October, NATO’s Multi-Corps Land Component Command – North (MCLCC-N) was inaugurated in Mikkeli, in east-central Finland. This de facto army-level command is tasked with planning and conducting land operations on NATO’s northern flank.
Analyses | | Jacek Tarociński, Andrzej Kohut, Piotr Szymański

Consequences of the discontinuation of the Baltic Security Initiative by the Trump administration

On 5 September, citing an anonymous White House source, the Financial Times reported that the Trump administration’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 (1 October 2025 – 30 September 2026) does not envisage continued funding for the…
Analyses | | Jacek Tarociński, Piotr Szymański

Norway steps up cooperation with the United Kingdom

On 31 August, the Norwegian government announced the selection of the United Kingdom as its strategic partner in the construction of at least five new anti-submarine warfare frigates. The chosen platform is the Type 26 – a large, cutting-…
Analyses | | Krzysztof Nieczypor, Piotr Żochowski, Jacek Tarociński

The Russian army breaks through north of Pokrovsk Day 1266 of the war

OSW Commentary | | Piotr Szymański, Agata Łoskot-Strachota, Jacek Tarociński

Fuelling defence expanding NATOs pipeline system to the eastern flank

NATO is entering a decisive phase in its efforts to strengthen its deterrence and defence. Faced with the war in Ukraine and the long-term threat posed by Russia, the allies agreed at their recent summit in The Hague to increase defence…
Analyses | | Lidia Gibadło, Jacek Tarociński

The Germany-UK treaty a historic agreement for difficult times

During Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s (CDU) visit to London on 17 July, a British-German Friendship and Bilateral Cooperation Treaty (Kensington Treaty) was signed. It provides for cooperation in many areas: from foreign policy, the economy…
Analyses | | Krzysztof Nieczypor, Sławomir Matuszak, Jacek Tarociński

Ukraines new defence minister Day 1245 of the war

Analyses | | Lidia Gibadło, Jacek Tarociński

German military aid for Ukraine a new model of support

On 14 July, during a visit to Washington, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) confirmed that Germany was prepared to acquire two Patriot air defence systems. These would most likely replace the two batteries that Germany plans to…
Analyses | | Krzysztof Nieczypor, Sławomir Matuszak, Jacek Tarociński

New military support mechanism from the US Day 1238 of the war