NATO, Donald Trump and Defence Spending
Andrzej Duda is the president of Poland, an increasingly important economic and geopolitical force in Europe. On Tuesday, Jan. 21, Duda joins Washington Post columnist David Ignatius to discuss the war in Ukraine,
French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday that the billions of euros of taxpayer money spent on Europe's military budgets should not be used to buy only American weapons, pushing for more investment in home-grown defence industries.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told members of the security alliance to boost defense spending or prepare to learn Russian. Speaking at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Monday Rutte told European lawmakers that they have to urgently rethink spending priorities to ensure their security.
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President Trump vowed that the State Department will have an "America first" foreign policy. Nick Schifrin discussed how the world is responding to Trump's inauguration with Jens Stoltenberg, the most recent secretary general of NATO who will become the chairman of the Munich Security Conference next month.
The United States Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has finished modernizing the B61-12 nuclear bombs to extend their service life. These bombs will replace older versions,
A new NATO-led air defense mission in Poland sprang into action this week by scrambling F-35 jets in response to a potential Russian drone incursion.
Europe’s generous welfare states are coming under increasing strain as weak economic growth collides with rising demands on government budgets, particularly from aging populations.
Donald Trump's return to the White House and his push for increased defence spending are presenting new challenges for Europe. According to CNN, combined with the demographic ageing of societies and declining productivity,