As we mark the 81st anniversary of the end of the second world war in Europe this Friday, May 8th, it’s clear that Germany will again be the leading European military power. Already next year its ...

Yet her concern about the dangers of renewed German military hegemony in Europe is overblown. Germany’s democratic parties remain committed to Europe and to Western alliances, and they agree that the ...

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, centre, Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum General Ingo Gerhartz, right, and chief of Defense of German army Bundeswehr Carsten Breue visit the site of NATO's ...

Beneath the surface of Polish-German alignment within NATO lies an unresolved problem with growing strategic weight: Almost 70 percent of the Polish public believes that Germany has not made amends ...

When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 France and Germany spent nearly the same amount on defence. By 2029 Germany’s defence budget is expected to swell to at least €150bn ...