Why Meeting Trump's Military Spending Target Could Be Tough for NATO's Lowest Spender While Europe’s military heavyweights have already said that meeting President Donald Trump’s potential challenge to spend up...
EU Needs to End Its Military Dependency on the US and Arm Itself 'to Survive,' Says Tusk The European Union cannot rely on the United States to defend it and must increase military spending and security...
Poland Wants the EU Focused on Security. Its Border with Belarus Highlights the Challenges. Some 13,000 border guards and soldiers protect around 250 miles of border.
Germany Says Sanctions Against Syrian War Crimes Suspects Must Stay But People Need Relief Germany is one of several countries that imposed sanctions on the Assad government over its brutal crackdown on dissent.
Trump's Words on Greenland and Borders Ring Alarms in Europe, but Officials Have a Measured Response Several officials in Europe emphasized their belief that Trump has no intention of marching troops into Greenland.
Sweden Embarks on a Sober Search for More Cemetery Space in Case of War The preparedness guidelines have been put in a new light by Sweden's decision to join NATO and tensions with Russia in the...
As Russia Threats Loom, Finland's People Are Learning to Shoot Back People in Finland have been left unsettled by expansionist neighbor Russia, and inspired by its recent ascension to NATO...
EU Seeks Assurances from Syria's New Leaders in Exchange for Dropping Sanctions The EU's top diplomats said they want guarantees from members of Syria’s interim government that they are preparing for a...
Israel Will Close its Ireland Embassy Over Gaza Tensions as Palestinian Death Toll Nears 45,000 The decision came in response to what Israel’s foreign minister has described as Ireland’s “extreme anti-Israel policies.”
European Powers Pledge Security Guarantees to Ukraine as Trump Looms In a so-called Berlin Declaration, the foreign ministers of Germany, France, Poland, Italy, Spain and the UK, as well as the...
Trump Orders 1,500 Active-Duty Troops to Border Ahead of Pentagon Security Plan Deadline It was not immediately clear what units and service branches would be tapped for the deployment, but the announcement comes...
Trailblazing Coast Guard Commandant Fired by Trump Administration Adm. Linda Fagan, the first woman to serve in the Coast Guard's top job, was relieved following the swearing-in ceremony for...
Air Force Officer Who Advocated for Women in Leadership Roles Removed from Command Col. Julie Sposito-Salceies was relieved from the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam unit by Gen. Kevin Schneider, commander of...
Air Force Groups that Advocated for Beard Policies, Better Body Armor Are Gutted by Trump Directive Air Force and Space Force groups that helped create policy and improve the quality of life for women, minorities and LGBTQ+...
Trump Administration Directs All Federal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Staff Be Put on Leave President Donald Trump's administration has moved to end affirmative action in federal contracting and directed that all...