Since the Napoleonic era, France has long prided itself on being a major European military power. Although France no longer ...

On the world stage, Italy ranks as the 10th most powerful military, propped up by a fairly large $30.9 billion defense budget ...

The defense alliance of 32 countries is planning to invest billions in its security over the coming decade. But it’s a splurge that some European NATO members, saddled with huge debt burdens, can ...

European leaders agreed that the E.U. must be “fully capable of defending itself against a Russian attack by 2030.” NATO has more than doubled its defense spending target to 5 percent of GDP by 2035.

The French president and the German chancellor met in Berlin on Wednesday, seeking to boost their partnership amid a ...

General Christopher Donahue, commander of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, said allies could seize Kaliningrad "in a timeframe ...

French President Emmanuel Macron met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Wednesday as they sought to present a united front on the US-EU trade row, NATO security and other pressing ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine and President Trump's tough stance on NATO have 'energized' the alliance ...

Gen. Christopher Donahue, head of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, delivered a challenge to arms manufacturers, telling a ...

Early this year, when Donald Trump was threatening to turn his back on NATO unless its members dramatically increased their ...

NATO summit addresses defense spending as Trump pushes European allies for 5% GDP commitment, while Iran nuclear concerns and Ukraine's membership aspirations complicate alliance unity.