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The Sentinel Weekly: It won’t be over by Christmas
Plus assets talks, more naval drone strikes, FCAS squabbling and more
Dec 18 • Sam Wilkin
Op-ed: FCAS squabble is unfit for a new era
The Franco-German turf war embodies Europe’s strategic failure
Dec 16 • Martin Leng
The Sentinel Weekly: Europe wakes up
Plus FCAS crisis talks, another tanker strike, the risks of appeasement and more
Dec 12 • Sam Wilkin
Op-ed: The cost of failure
A Russian victory in Ukraine would reshape Europe
Dec 9 • Roland Freudenstein
The Sentinel Weekly: The tanker war
Plus Russian assets, UK-EU talks, European satellites and more
Dec 5 • Sam Wilkin

November 2025

The Sentinel Weekly: With friends like these
Plus European diplomacy, frozen Russian assets, Polish submarines and more
Nov 28 • Sam Wilkin
The Sentinel Weekly: Professionals study logistics
Plus Russian strategy, sabotage in Poland, FCAS crisis talks and more
Nov 21 • Sam Wilkin
The Sentinel Weekly: FCAS fracas
Plus proportionate drone response, conscription, deftech financing and more
Nov 14 • Sam Wilkin
The Sentinel Weekly: Boomtime for autonomous systems
Plus deterrence doctrine, airport closures, drone trials and more
Nov 7 • Sam Wilkin

October 2025

The Sentinel Weekly: Europe enters the laser race
Plus the EU’s 2030 roadmap, German kamikaze drones, Turkish Typhoons and more
Oct 31 • Sam Wilkin
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