Throughout the Cold War, European militaries were very well-armed and capable of fighting intense conflicts over an extended ...

Donald Trump seems either unaware or unconcerned that Vladimir Putin’s plan is to weaken the United States too.

What are central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and why are they crucial to the future of global power? A new book explains ...

When his vice president, JD Vance, addressed the Munich Security Conference on Friday and seemed to embrace Alternative for Germany ... the Cold War, much of Europe dismantled its tanks and ...

US President Donald Trump’s push to end the war in Ukraine appears ... power struggle with the West. The Chinese leader took a calculated risk as Russian tanks rolled over the Ukrainian border ...

Germany is likely to reject Sir Keir Starmer’s plans to deploy a European peacekeeping force to Ukraine, throwing the proposals into disarray. As European leaders prepared to meet on Monday ...

The war in Ukraine has reached a stalemate, and a ceasefire appears increasingly likely. Painful compromises with the ...

At the heart of this transformation is a key question for the West: Should it finally end the Cold War as it was defined in the 20th century, or should it continue the struggle under new conditions?

A mine-laying vehicle with anti-tank landmines in the ... Miguel Berger says recent events show Germany was "mistaken" to cut defence spending after the Cold War. On the peace talks, Berger ...

Between the start of 2022 and the end of 2024, it gave $69bn (£54.6bn) in military aid, according to German think tank the Kiel Institute. Germany has given $13.6bn (£10.7bn), the UK $10.8bn (£ ...