Trump admin considers giving up NATO command that has been exclusively American since Eisenhower
The move is being discussed as part of a possible restructuring of combatant commands that would help the Defense Department ...
Germany's likely next leader seeks approval for huge defense and infrastructure package
Germany’s would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, is asking lawmakers to allow the country to put “whatever it takes” into ...
Germany’s likely next leader wins parliament’s backing for huge defense and infrastructure spending
Friedrich Merz passed a major test as the outgoing parliament voted 513-207 in its final meeting to approve the plans.
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Trump’s handling of Ukraine and tariffs has NATO rethinking the U.S.-made F-35 fighter
The F-35 was meant as a one-size-fits-all fighter that could be used across NATO. But strained U.S.-Europe relations are ...
Germany’s leader-in-waiting takes unexpectedly tough line on Trump swerve
Friedrich Merz, almost assured to be Germany’s next chancellor, is ignoring conventional wisdom when it comes to relations ...
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Why NATO Should Move Nuclear Weapons to Poland
Expanding the nuclear-sharing program to Warsaw would send a clear message to Putin: any attack on Poland would be a ...
Trump, NATO secretary-general hold closed-door meeting at White House
U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte met Thursday to discuss current events affecting the United ...
Germany’s defense splurge set to favor European companies
European weapons manufacturers from ThyssenKrupp to BAE Systems and smaller drone makers stand to gain the most from ...
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No war of aggression against Europe – Why Germany’s rearmament policy is leading in the wrong direction
On March 13, 2025, a public hearing was held in the budget committee of the German Bundestag on the planned amendment to the ...
US In Talks With NATO Ally to Reverse Russian Oil Import Ban: Report
European countries have broadly tried to wean themselves off a dependence on Russian oil in the more than three years since ...
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Rutte is odd man out in the ‘new NATO’
And defense chiefs from the U.K., Germany, France, Italy and Poland are meeting separately in what represents a powerful bloc that excludes the U.S. It’s “a harbinger of this new NATO,” said ...
Germany’s debt brake snaps: what’s next for Europe’s largest economy?
Germany’s Bundestag has approved a landmark constitutional change, breaking its debt brake to unlock €500 billion for ...