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Kaitsevägi/Hanno Kull (via pildid.mil.ee)Kuperjanovi 21. jalaväepataljon, Scoutspataljon ja liitlased pidasid maha viimased Kevadtormi õppelahingud Võrumaa metsades. Mai 2026. Pärast uute riiklike julgeoleku- ja kaitsestrateegiate avaldamist on USA vähendanud oma kohalolekut Euroopa tavakaitses. Käimasolev vägede paigutuse ja koosseisu ülevaatus toob kaasa veelgi muudatusi, sealhulgas kiirreageerimisüksuste võimaliku väljaviimise või ümberpaigutamise.

Following the publication of new national security and defence strategies, the US has reduced its material commitment to Europe's conventional defence. Its ongoing force posture review will bring further changes, including the possible withdrawal or reassignment of rapid response units. As well as generating larger follow-on forces to deter and, if necessary, fight a drawn-out war on the continent, the European Allies need to step up their capacity for immediate response.

Pärast seda, kui Trumpi administratsioon Gröönimaad endale nõudis, on Arktikast saanud veel üks transatlantilise ühtekuuluvuse proovikivi. NATO euroopastamine teenib selles kontekstis kahte eesmärki: suurendab solidaarsuses Taaniga Euroopa kindlustunnet ning tagab Euroopa (ja Kanada) suurema valmiduse tegeleda Kaug-Põhja küsimustega, mis aitab kaudselt kaitsta ka USA territooriumi Venemaa ja Hiina ohtude eest.

AFP/ScanpixA Vector drone is assembled at the Quantum Systems production facility in Gilching near Munich on 12 August 2026. Munich is emerging as a major hub for young defence tech firms making everything from AI-powered drones to cutting-edge military software as Europe rearms. Many past wars show that nations that successfully adopt and integrate new military technologies gain an advantage over those that fall behind in the race for innovation.

Kaitsevägi/Triinu-Liis Mullaste (via pildid.mil.ee)1. Kuperjanovi jalaväepataljon testis 19. mail maastikul õppuse Kevadtorm 26 raames mehitamata masimaasõidukeid. Kaitsetööstusbaasid on sõjaväele tarnekindluse seisukohast elutähtsad.

The Arctic has become an additional test of transatlantic cohesion after the Trump administration's claim to Greenland. The Europeanisation of NATO serves two purposes in this regard: strengthening European confidence in solidarity with Denmark; and providing for a more dedicated European (and Canadian) effort in the High North and thus indirectly for protecting the US homeland against Russian and Chinese threats.

Serbia's snap election on 25 October has raised high expectations for a viable challenger. A victorious Student List, however, would enter government with an incomplete programme and face a deeply entrenched system. Such a win would say less about the future direction of Serbian politics, and more about how Serbians, like Hungarians with Orbán, have simply had enough of Vučić.

Marko Mumm/AFP/ScanpixPolitseinik Eesti-Vene piiril Narvas, 15. detsembril 2024. Venemaa agressioonisõjas Ukraina vastu on alates 2022. aastast osalenud kuni 1,5 miljonit venelast. Praegu on kolm võimalust, kuidas takistada neil ELi siseneda: riigipõhised määrangud Schengeni infosüsteemis (SIS), viisakeeld 21. sanktsioonipaketis ja uus püsikategooria ELi läbivaadatud viisaeeskirjas.

Marko Mumm/AFP/ScanpixA policeman stands next to 'dragon's teeth' fortifications, pyramidal anti-tank obstacles, at the Estonian-Russian border in the Narva crossing on 15 December 2024. Up to 1.5 mn Russians have taken part in Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine since 2022.

Defence industrial bases are vital for security of supply to the armed forces. Forgoing domestic production risks industrial dependency, which describes the need for imports due to a lack of industrial or technological capability, and political dependency, which reflects the unwillingness of potential exporters to supply systems, components, or spare parts.