Germany's would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers' approval to loosen strict debt rules for higher defense spending as doubts mount about the strength of the trans-Atlantic alliance.

Israeli airstrikes kill more than 400 Palestinians across Gaza, “ending weeks of relative calm after talks to secure a permanent ceasefire stalled. Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas each ...

The call will be the first known conversation between the two leaders since Ukraine agreed to support a U.S.-backed monthlong cease-fire, as long as Russia does the same ...

PAUL B. STARES is General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention at the Council on Foreign Relations, where he also directs the Center for Preventive Action.

Europe’s independent security strategy has passed the point of no return. Nearly doubling defense spending is inevitable, but ensuring that these funds are allocated efficiently and proportionately ...

MBDA is the only Western company besides American firms capable of producing “the full range of complex weapons,” the CEO said.

The United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that talks on the future of Cyprus held in Geneva this week had made progress for the first time in years, agreeing a series of joint ...

The hardest lesson to learn from the war in Ukraine is that there is still no substitute for allies who show up when the fighting begins.

On March 13, 2025, a public hearing was held in the budget committee of the German Bundestag on the planned amendment to the German constitution for a ...

The transatlantic relationship is in turmoil. With the United States and Europe at odds over Western strategy toward Ukraine and Russia, a chorus of European leaders has questioned the reliability of ...

Mathieu Lefèvre & Tim Dixon share survey findings that show strong majority support for Ukraine’s defense against foreign aggression.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas put forward a new plan to EU member states last week, seen by RFE/RL, which proposes a voluntary scheme that encourages participating states to "deliver military ...