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Jun 11 • Sam Wilkin

The Sentinel Weekly: We’ll always have JEF

Multilateral forces are more realistic than an EU army

Jun 5 • Sam Wilkin

May 2026

The Sentinel Weekly: Canada walks the talk

Its defence ties with Europe are keeping Atlanticism alive

May 29 • Sam Wilkin

The Sentinel Weekly: Nordic tough love

Companies thrive when they’re allowed to fail

May 22 • Sam Wilkin

The Sentinel Weekly: Winging it

It’s not stupid if it works

May 8 • Sam Wilkin

April 2026

The Sentinel Weekly: Go bespoke, go broke

Europe’s bigger countries are buying weapons as if they’re still great powers

Apr 30 • Sam Wilkin

The Sentinel Weekly: Money for nothing

Europe pays America for weapons it doesn’t receive

Apr 24 • Sam Wilkin

The Sentinel Weekly: Beyond the new thing

Legacy systems won’t all be replaced by drones

Apr 17 • Sam Wilkin

The Sentinel Weekly: Whisper ‘conscription’

Europe begins to condition citizens for future service

Apr 10 • Sam Wilkin

The Sentinel Weekly: Age of the Shahed

Proof that drones have changed warfare beyond Ukraine

Apr 3 • Sam Wilkin

March 2026

Local jobs key to cross-border deals, Francken says

Belgium's defence minister spoke at a factory opening outside Brussels

Mar 31 • Sam Wilkin

The Sentinel Weekly: Hungarian roulette

The 12 April election is of huge consequence to Europe

Mar 27 • Sam Wilkin

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