There's no new government in Germany quite yet, but after Sunday's election, it's all but certain that Friedrich Merz of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) will be the next chancellor.

MSC report warns of risks of chaos The report said "the opportunities ... US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's speech two ...

Manfred Weber, the German head of the centre-right European People's Party (EPP), called for a swift government formation ...

Nothing is more dishonorable for a civilized people than to let itself be ‘governed’ without resistance by an irresponsible ...

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan As the US drifts closer to authoritarianism, the words of Hans and Sophie Scholl and the ...

Denis Moynihan “Nothing is more dishonorable for a civilized people than to let itself be ‘governed’ without resistance by an irresponsible clique of rulers devoted to dark ...

Feb. 24 marks the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In today’s Ideas & Voices, three contributors discuss the importance of negotiating a fair and peaceful end to the conflict.

The problem with Europe is that it doesn’t provide enough of a deterrence on its own because it hasn’t taken the initiative ...

For Germany, meeting a 3% target would require more than one quarter of the government budget to be spent on defence, ...

Last weekend’s Munich Security Conference (MSC) unleashed a geopolitical earthquake that may realign Europe’s relationship with the U.S. and China. U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance delivered a ...

European leaders are facing a new reality after speech by U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security Forum. What ...

As tensions escalate between the EU and US following Donald Trump’s return to office, a profound shift in global alliances is ...