Germany’s Defense Pivot Needs More Than Just Money
The country emerged from World War II chastened and wary of military culture. This legacy lives on. Katja Hoyer is a ...
Can Europe’s New Military Spending Help Its Economies?
The continent’s leaders hope a surge of investment, to fill a security void left by the United States, can ignite growth. It ...
Germany approves massive spending package to boost defense
The move comes as Europe scrambles to strengthen its security amid concerns over U.S. commitments under President Donald ...
Germans Reach Deal to Spend Big on Defense, Climate and More
The agreement between centrist parties, led by the likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, was billed as a response to ...
Defense News on MSN1d
Germany preps constitution change to finance historic defense uptick
With the Trump administration expected to disengage from Europe, bloc leaders appear to be serious about banding together on ...
Politico Europe2d
Will the threat of Trump end Germany’s austerity zeal?
Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz is set to break years of fiscal stringency to counter the erosion of the transatlantic ...
Germany’s Friedrich Merz agrees spending deal with Greens
Germany’s chancellor-to-be Friedrich Merz has agreed a deal with the Green party to inject hundreds of billions into the ...
The Economist7d
Can Europe cope with a free-spending Germany?
Now that Europe wants to be insulated from global shocks, invest to make its economy greener and rearm quickly in order to ...