As Friedrich Merz looks set to become Germany’s next chancellor amid strained EU-US relations, some say it's high time Europe and Asia build stronger ties.

Should the UK and Europe step away from Nato – and US influence? Join The Independent Debate - THE INDEPEDENT DEBATE: As ...

The result of Germany’s federal election on February 23 is the product of a deep political and social crisis that will lead ...

Donald Trump wants to reckon with a world shaped only by great powers and their supplicants, and to behave like the greatest ...

A sense of urgency is rising as parties on the extreme right and left may be able to block defense spending when Germany’s ...

BERLIN - Preliminary results show that Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social ...

Which is why Merz's idea of reshaping policies vis-à-vis security is worth cherishing for not only his own country but also ...

Along with sheer numbers - the US has more than 100,000 troops deployed in Europe - Nato has relied on the US for key ...

That global politics has been taking a sharp right turn is well-known. But very few could have predicted that the once ...

President Trump’s effort to secure a ceasefire and eventual peace in the Russia-Ukraine war is prompting Europe to promise to live up to its defense needs.

Britain and Germany finally admit the low state of their militaries.