Franz-Stefan Gady
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- Aug 3, 2026
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Europe’s Dangerous Hesitation on Its Own Air Defense (opens the original)
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Understanding the conflict four years on. U.S. President Donald Trump has now backed away from his previous hints that he might grant Ukraine a license to build Patriot interceptors. It also seems that Washington has declined Kyiv’s request for 300 such interceptors to bolster air defense. But even if these things were to happen, they would not solve Ukraine’s immediate problem: There are simply not enough interceptors to protect its cities from Russian ballistic missiles. It would take years to
Europe’s Dangerous Hesitation on Its Own Air Defense (opens the original)
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Understanding the conflict four years on. U.S. President Donald Trump has now backed away from his previous hints that he might grant Ukraine a license to build Patriot interceptors. It also seems that Washington has declined Kyiv’s request for 300 such interceptors to bolster air defense. But even if these things were to happen, they would not solve Ukraine’s immediate problem: There are simply not enough interceptors to protect its cities from Russian ballistic missiles. It would take years to
German Military Power Needs to Go It Alone (opens the original)
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Get audio access with any FP subscription. Old reflexes are stirring across Europe. When German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the Bundestag last year that Germany must field the strongest conventional army in Europe and backed that promise with bigger defense budgets than any of the country’s neighbors could afford, the specter of German military power began to haunt Europe once more. Behind closed doors, some French and Polish officials ask whether a rearmed Germany really solves Europe’s depe
German Military Power Needs to Go It Alone (opens the original)
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Get audio access with any FP subscription. Old reflexes are stirring across Europe. When German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the Bundestag last year that Germany must field the strongest conventional army in Europe and backed that promise with bigger defense budgets than any of the country’s neighbors could afford, the specter of German military power began to haunt Europe once more. Behind closed doors, some French and Polish officials ask whether a rearmed Germany really solves Europe’s depe
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