The Europe fighter jet crisis just got worse. France and Germany cancelled their sixth-generation jet program on June 8, 2026, leaving Spain without a fifth-generation replacement for its aging Harriers. France runs on one aircraft carrier while offering Europe a nuclear umbrella. Canada's F-35 review drags on with no end date. Politics keeps beating defense across the West.
UK Foreign Secretary Cooper landed in Beijing on June 1, 2026 — carrying burner phones over espionage fears. Yet she went anyway. The UK China reset is underway. Starmer, Macron, Sanchez, Carney — every major Western leader is courting Beijing. Here is what it means for America First and the future of the West.
Trump’s backing of Morocco’s military modernization and Western Sahara claims is redrawing Mediterranean power balances. Spain’s low NATO spending, F-35 snub, and repeated clashes with Washington have left Madrid isolated as Morocco gains strategic leverage in the Maghreb.
The 2026 Miami G20 at Trump National Doral is shaping up as more than a summit—it's a power statement. With Spain quietly sidelined and Russia floated for a return, Trump is redrawing alliances around hard power, energy security and burden-sharing. Europe and Latin America are getting a clear message: anchor or drift.
Spain’s Pedro Sánchez is showing what happens when political elites confuse border enforcement with moral vanity. When a government regularizes huge illegal populations, it does not restore order. It signals that once enough pressure builds, the law bends, paperwork appears,…
