Victor Angelo

The NATO training mission in Iraq (NMI) has been temporarily suspended due to the recent developments in the country. In my opinion, it s...

As I look at leaders ‘meeting, and the way they look at their own forces, always over-estimating the capacity of their forces and inter-s...

When it comes to European defence, it is not either the US or Turkey that count. It is basically how the issue is seen by the French, the...

This week, we were engaged in a discussion about the future shape and configuration of the armed forces in contexts such as those we find...

The way the international relations have been shaped during the last few years shows that the European Union must above all protect its i...

The military build-up by the US against Iran is a matter of great concern. The Strait of Hormuz is a vital line of communication. As such...

Julian Assange’s predicament leaves no one indifferent, in our part of the world. He has scores of supporters. Also, plenty of detractors...

You meet, negotiate and believe in Kim Jong-un at your own risk. And that’s a very high level of risk, I should add. Nevertheless, it mus...

Again, on defence, it’s clear to us in the EU that one of the key military objectives of Russia is to look stronger than they really are....

The issue of collective defence is again a major concern for many European countries. It has to take into account a good number of major ...

Regarding the Syrian complex crisis, it´s obvious that Assad and Putin believe in the military solution. And they are now close to achiev...

Kim Jong-un is above all a provocateur. But a dangerous one, let's be clear. His repeated provocations have created a very delicate si...

The North Korea´s dangerously aggressive posture remains a major issue in the international political agenda. Consequently, the UN Securit...

This week, President Trump has been directly trapped by Bashar al-Assad of Syria and Kim Jong-un of North Korea. Both dictators decided to...

Taking into account the ongoing discussions on military budgets, I went back to the text approved at the NATO Summit of 2014, in Wales....

The concept of “war against terrorism” is not appropriate for our European societies. We are not at war. We have a very serious challenge ...

The talk about building a “EU army” is not wise. It is another example of the high propensity some Europeans leaders have when it comes to...

The fast moving circumstances in Turkey are now a major headache for that country´s Western allies. Actually, it is more accurate to say t...

During the last many days I have been fully taken by a major military exercise. As a civilian and someone who has a very good number of ye...

We usually emphasise that each national crisis should have a political response and end up with an agreement between the parties. In the c...