A Pentagon defence review being conducted by Elbridge Colby has Europe's leaders worried because he has argued that the US should reposition its forces to face China and the Pacific
Keen to keep the US president in their good graces, member states agree to contribute more to the alliance's budget, but fail to secure firm pledges on supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia
The UK this week pledged to spend billions more on its military readiness as part of a trend sweeping across the continent. The post-Cold War peace dividend now seems like a distant memory.
His disdain for Europe, the global tariff war, and his hot-and-cold approach to dealing with Iran have left observers scratching their heads for answers. Where is Trump taking the world?
With the most powerful Western country—and a historic advocate of liberalism—now governed by right-wing populists, liberals will spend the next few years fighting to stay relevant
Trump officials are united in anger at the failure of European member states to support one aborted mission. This explains their thinking on the Ukraine war.
If Trump's decision to freeze Ukraine aid was aimed at forcing Zelenskyy to enter peace talks, it had the added effect of pushing the EU to review its defence capabilities
Europe continues to reel from a series of shocks dealt by the 'America First' administration of Donald Trump. The fate of Ukraine and Europe's security architecture hangs in the balance.
Military strategists have long warned that war should be waged only if those waging it know what they want to achieve. Herein lies a problem: Washington's war aims in Iran are incoherent.
Tehran isn't likely to easily fold if/when Trump attacks. This means that the longer a military confrontation drags out, the more untenable Washington's position becomes.
The conflict has forced Russia to scale back its global footprint and NATO to boost its defence spending. Meanwhile, China and Middle powers have emerged as key beneficiaries.
Natural resources like solar, wind, and water are set to provide 36% of global electricity production this year. Even for sceptics like Donald Trump, the trends are unmistakable.
Some point to his possible links to Mossad through his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, whose father was a known Israeli spy, and assert that he blackmailed powerful figures to exert influence
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