As part of the ongoing Project DEMETER, a new contract has been signed between NATO and Systematic to extend and expand the delivery of both classroom and computer-based learning, Systematic announced on 28 January 2026. The contract ensures seamless continuation and adaptation of current and future land command-and-control (C2) training while also securing the alliance’s…
While highlighting the interdependency and symbiotic relationship between NATO Europe and the European Union, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has nevertheless stressed in a recent speech that “if anyone thinks … that the European Union, or Europe as a whole, can defend itself without the US, keep on dreaming. You can’t.” Rutte was addressing a…
Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Sir John Stringer of the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has been appointed as NATO’s next Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR), the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 22 January 2026. In doing so ACM Stringer will be become the most senior UK military officer in NATO, the first…
The first day of the 21st NATO Life Cycle Management Conference in Brussels was very well received by participants. It was appreciated to have a format that brought the communities together. In contrast to former years, a lot of new faces testify to the relevance of the topic and the format. After the opening by the…
Interview with Lt General Michiel van der Laan, Director General EU Military Staff (EUMS) and Director Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC), Brussels The European: General, you currently serve as both Director General of the European Union Military Staff (EUMS) and Director of the Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC). Do you see yourself as…
by Gérard Cardonne, Reporter without borders, Strasbourg (Hartmut Bühl) After writing the foreword to his book “The Violinist of Sarajevo” (Le violoniste de Sarajevo, 2023), I had the pleasure of presenting the CIDAN Prize for “European Values” to Gérard Cardonne in Berlin in November 2024 as a reward for his journalistic and humanitarian commitment. I…
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