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Amid rising tensions around the world, the UK government faces pressure to increase defence spending. External threats and uncertainty over the nature of peace talks with Russia over Ukraine have been in the spotlight. But there are also broader political and economic interests shaping these decisions.

Russian president expected to make the claims on the third anniversary of his Ukraine war on February 24

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Have your say: Russia condemned Keir Starmer’s latest plan as ‘unacceptable,’ warning that any Nato troops in Ukraine would be seen as a ‘direct threat’

Political and military leaders in Europe are fleshing out details of a plan for European forces to help ensure Moscow does not attack Ukraine again once the guns fall silent

Here are the key developments on the 1,093rd day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

If Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is serious about reducing military spending, he will need to embrace a narrower understanding of national security.

A war of words has broken out between Trump and Zelenskyy, while Europe feels the US is no longer a dependable ally.

Browse through Donald Trump’s ghostwritten memoir, The Art of the Deal, and you’ll come across an aphorism which will go some way to explaining the US president’s approach to negotiating. Having established that he would do nearly anything within legal bounds to win, Trump adds that: “Sometimes, part of making…

It’s no longer speculative to ask how the post-Second World War world order, led by the United States, will end. It’s apparently already ended.