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The lifelong Atlanticist was frank after his election victory: Nato is on the brink, and Germany must reassess its core beliefs on defence, says Jörg Lau, international correspondent for Die Zeit

UK signs £1.6bn deal to supply Ukraine with air-defence missiles

There is general agreement that the US’s geopolitical shock therapy is a sign of a new world order. While European powers nominally recognise this, their policies are not, in practice, tailored towards such a change.

British prime minister heads to Washington as Europe reels from seismic shift in relations with US president

British PM Keir Starmer plans to boost defense spending amid US-Europe rift over Ukraine, cutting foreign aid to fund increase.

The CEO’s political influence is suggested by some as a big reason for a drop in share price this year

France is spearheading efforts to enforce stricter migration policies across Europe, urging the European Union to collectively limit visa access to nations that refuse to repatriate their expelled nationals. The move follows a recent Islamist terrorist attack in Mulhouse, which has reignited debate over France’s immigration and deportation policies.

General Lord Richards called for Nato countries to be ‘very grown up’ and ‘live within what is physically and militarily possible’

In May 1952, a treaty established the European Defence Community, an attempt by western European powers, with US support, to create a supranational army