Soon the country’s armed forces budget could exceed those of Britain and France combined. In Paris, there are concerns that European “strategic autonomy” will have a German accent.

Europe knew this may be coming. For weeks, leaders and policy makers watched the US military build-up in the Middle East.

In the wake of the U.S. bombing of Iran and its dismissal of European allies, an anxious continent’s best chance at security runs through its largest economy.

France will increase its nuclear warheads for the first time in decades, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday, saying that “to be free, we have to be feared”. Macron delivered the ...

The war will not affect Russian plans in Ukraine – but it will likely force a rethink of long-held Russian strategic concepts ...

A far greater test may lie ahead. A conflict over Taiwan, a further Russian move against Eastern Europe, or simultaneous ...

As President Donald Trump ordered U.S. forces to begin their assault on Iran, David Hearst, the editor-in-chief of the Middle ...

Explore the escalating global tensions and the potential risk of a third world war, with insights from experts and ...

The inconsistency of US enforcement of the Bosnian status quo against its detractors may lead to its breakdown.

The Israeli-American air campaign against Iran will have profound global repercussions. What those repercussions will be ...

But both Trump and administration officials have used the word “war” sparingly, and often quickly pivoted to other ...

The U.S. military said Monday that the number of Americans killed during the ongoing conflict with Iran now stands at six. Follow live updates on Day 4 of the war.