Pentagon aggressively lobbies EU against Buy European weapons push – POLITICO

Pentagon aggressively lobbies EU against Buy European weapons push – POLITICO

“The United States strongly opposes any changes to the Directive that would limit US industry’s ability to support or otherwise participate in EU member state national defense procurements,” the US administration wrote forward of a deliberate replace of EU protection procurement legal guidelines. “Protectionist and exclusionary policies that strong-arm American companies out of the market…

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European Embrace or Russian Straitjacket? Georgia’s Fateful Selection

European Embrace or Russian Straitjacket? Georgia’s Fateful Selection

PSCRP-BESA Reviews No 183 (February 17, 2026) The European Union’s twentieth sanctions bundle marks an unprecedented escalation: for the primary time, Brussels is concentrating on a port in a rustic that holds EU candidate standing. Georgia’s Kulevi terminal, now concerned in facilitating Russian oil shipments, encapsulates a broader transformation underway in Tbilisi — one that’s…

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Snowstorms And Strikes Paralyze European Air Travel

Snowstorms And Strikes Paralyze European Air Travel

Europe’s air travel network faced a perfect storm of disruption on February 15 and 16, 2026, as snowstorms and labor action collided to create chaos for hundreds of thousands of travelers. From Amsterdam to Frankfurt, Paris to London, airports struggled to keep up as weather and strikes forced the cancellation of more than 700 flights…

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European capital rocked by violent protests as government corruption probe fuels unrest

European capital rocked by violent protests as government corruption probe fuels unrest

Thousands of anti-government protesters violently faced off against riot police outside government buildings in Albania’s capital, Tirana, earlier this week, as people called for the resignation of the government following a massive corruption scandal. The main Albanian opposition party called for people to take to the streets and demand the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister…

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