The optical aiming systems installed on German, Allied, and Soviet tanks varied significantly in their design and quality. Among these, German tanks stood out with multiple advantages in their gun ...

Chancellor Merz may find it difficult to maintain the generous social welfare regime that Germans have benefitted from for decades.

Germany on Tuesday marked the anniversary of the 1953 uprising in Berlin against the East German communist government. "We commemorate the suffering of the people who wanted nothing more than ...

Germany’s ‘Staatsräson’ has long held Israel’s security as its ‘reason of state.’ ...

In 2008, then-chancellor Angela Merkel went so far as to call this commitment to Israel’s security Germany’s “ Staatsräson,” or “reason of state.” In a speech she gave to the Israeli ...

Few machines in the history of armored warfare cast as imposing a shadow as the Tiger and Panther tanks of Nazi Germany. These fearsome beasts, with their thick-armor and devastating firepower have ...

Germany summoned the Chinese ambassador to the foreign ministry on Tuesday after saying China's military had laser-targeted a ...

Berlin dramatically scaled back its defense spending after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. However, it is now assuming a far greater role in NATO's defense.