Defence

The US is pulling back from Europe. If it withdraws its nuclear umbrella, that will leave the continent dangerously exposed. It is time to plan for that scenario

The former chair of the US National Intelligence Council says that America’s security apparatus is so damaged the UK is holding back intelligence from the US

London could have been the EU’s capital, leading the continent’s defence against Putin and Trumpworld, instead of a spectator to decisions it once helped to shape

There is a strong anti-military strain in German culture and the introduction of national service has not been popular. But times have changed

The US secretary of state told his audience he was only being tough on Europe because he loved it. It was almost as offensive as JD Vance a year earlier

When leaders meet at Munich, they must start the process of European rearmament in a way that takes account of the threat from Putin – and Trump

Beliefs about equality are colliding with a constitutional ban on female conscription as a drive to increase Bundeswehr numbers ramps up

MAGA wants to co-opt the military alliance for its own ends. But Britain can’t push back until it spends more on defence

And when the New START nuclear weapons treaty expires in early February, that’s exactly what he’s going to get

The threats facing Britain cannot be met alone. They demand European cooperation at the deepest level

The US president and the Canadian PM’s speeches at Davos showed the contrast between bluster and leadership

Canada’s PM has finally told the world what it needed to hear about Trump and the future

One museum in Washington DC makes clear that when it comes to its own military history, the US has a serious short-term memory problem

In a multi-polar world, the big powerful states get to carve up the world as they see fit. In that scenario, it’s countries like mine that will end up on the chopping block

Trump thinks he can simply take Greenland? If he tries, he’s got a fight on his hands.

A massive Russian attack on power infrastructure has left 6,000 buildings in the capital without electricity and heat, leaving Kyivians freezing in temperatures that can drop to minus 24

Keir Starmer wants Britain to get closer to the EU. The war in Ukraine and Trump’s military posturing put European security at the heart of that realignment

The uncertainty of the plague years are back in the form of the US president, and we are left wondering who wants to help us

In 1968, a US bomber carrying nuclear weapons crashed in Greenland. That time the bombs didn’t detonate and there was no catastrophe. But the nation now faces a new US threat and the outcome could be much worse

The dictator’s threats and dirty tricks go unanswered and unpunished. We can’t keep rolling over like this

As America retreats from the world into its own sphere of influence, the resulting vacuum will bring more confrontation, uncertainty and disorder. And in almost all cases, Trump won’t care

The increasingly crackpot publication has concluded the country is no longer worth defending

Most politicians remain oblivious to the threat, especially on the left. But they must realise Putin could do to us what he’s done to Ukraine, without firing a shot

The government should have agreed to join a key European defence scheme - there can only be one explanation for why it did not

As the G20 gathers in South Africa without the US, international deal-making faces another steep climb up the Everest of diplomacy

Russia is sending its drones and bombers into Nato airspace. Whatever this is, it feels like just the beginning

It’s easier for Xi to make friends abroad when he has the Russian dictator by his side

With Nato poised to ramp up spending, a bold new financing plan could create an engine of national renewal

The PM is floundering at home but abroad, he may have quietly saved Britain’s global relevance

The two nations have been fighting border skirmishes since the sixties. But a new issue threatens something much worse

The Taiwanese are not unaware of the danger posed by China – but the air-raid drills and military exercises are now just part of everyday life

The first unmanned flying weapon was launched over a century ago – the full implications of that flight are only now being understood