The group brings together the continent's biggest military spenders: France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Britain.

European politicians need to provide more clarity on who should do what to boost the continent’s defences, or risk wasting money due to slow decision-making

Europe is supposed to be collaborating more on defense in response to Trump. But German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has signaled his country may exit the FCAS flagship deal to jointly build a warplane with France.

The European Union's defence industry is expanding rapidly amid deteriorating security conditions, rising defence spending, and new EU initiatives that seek to incentivise cross-border defence industry cooperation.

We should treat energy security as de facto defence policy. That means moving beyond thinking about energy solely in terms of efficiency and decarbonisation, and prioritising resilience and strength in the face of aggression.

Donald Trump's push to annex Greenland sharpened European doubts about Washington’s commitment to protect the continent through NATO despite Marco Rubio's limited reassurances at the Munich Security Conference.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio notes Washington does not view increased European military capability as threatening to US influence but rather as a necessary partnership evolution.

Defense chiefs from two major European powers have issued a rare public plea for people across Europe to support big boosts in defense spending to deter a possible war with an increasingly westward-looking Russia.

America’s historic allies came together at one of the world’s key diplomatic gatherings to try and chart a new future. The Munich Security Conference has long hosted frank debates, and this year, European leaders confronted a world in which some of them are unsure whether the United States will continue to help guarantee their security.

The senior leaders of Medical Readiness Command, Europe and Defense Health Network Europe, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Roger Giraud and

Without the guarantee of American cooperation and NATO protection, the EU is newly vulnerable. And in response, in the past year, it has delivered a series of firsts that amount to a quiet revolution in how it exercises power.