The idea is being led by the UK and France, two of the most powerful militaries in Europe, but questions remain over who else could be involved. What about Germany, Poland and Italy?

Already, Merz has pledged to increase defense spending and put Paris, Warsaw, and London at the lead of a new policy to shore ...

The results of Germany’s general election show that the center-right political party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), ...

Friedrich Merz will try to govern with a moderate coalition at a time of rising support for extremist political forces ...

The German elections are, in many respects, paradoxical. The electoral shifts, which saw the major parties’ combined vote ...

Finding money to adapt to the new security reality poses huge challenges. Also in short supply is the political courage and ...

Debate is building over just how deep the Trump administration’s antagonism runs, and whether the real goal is to destroy the ...

Paul Hockenos is a journalist and author based in Berlin. His most recent book is “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, ...

Premier takes flight in the rarefied atmosphere of diplomacy, daring to go where no man — or woman — has gone.

That global politics has been taking a sharp right turn is well-known. But very few could have predicted that the once ...

Friedrich Merz could have one shot at fending off ascending populists and an increasingly hostile U.S., analysts say.