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Every generation of warfare produces a defining weapon, but history shows that weapons themselves rarely determine victory. The decisive advantage belongs to the societies capable of creating the organizations, industries, and human expertise necessary to transform new technologies into sustained military power.

Canada’s landmark submarine deal with Germany signals more than defence modernization—it reflects Europe’s growing quest for strategic autonomy as Washington retreats from traditional alliance leadership. Yet by opening a new Arctic front against Russia while loosening transatlantic cohesion, the pact risks exposing NATO’s deepening fractures rather than reinforcing its collective strength.

The NATO summit in Ankara was advertised as a moment of unity. Instead, it laid bare the alliance’s fractures and hollow rituals: a U.S. president openly antagonistic toward Europe, a gaping missile-defence deficit, and a Turkey that has become indispensable.