Defence

Britain and France both have atomic weapons. Now that the US is no longer a reliable ally, how should Europe deploy its nuclear deterrent?

Fears from Brexiteers and in government are the last stumbling blocks for a reset deal that keeps the continent safe and boosts trade

UK exclusion from an EU arms fund makes a big deal on May 19 much more, not less, likely

Sebastian Gorka delivered scathing criticism at a gathering for military intelligence wonks

Trump is breaking up the old post-war alliance designed to protect Europe from Moscow. If the US withdraws support, can the continent go it alone?

We’d all like more money for public services - but in a world where the US has abandoned Europe, more money for the military is the only way

What happens next will define the prime minister’s legacy – and shape the futures of Britain and Ukraine

Spending 2.5% of GDP on defence is a good start – but it’s not enough

US support is gone forever. What kind of Europe will emerge from the wreckage?

Experts say the military alliance may become ‘dormant’ - and a European army remains just a pipe dream

On defence, trade and tech, Europe is bracing itself for four years of threats and chaos

A series of conflicts are spreading across the globe and becoming increasingly entwined. The next US president could make it all much worse

History shows Britain becoming more Europhile when a wild card is in the White House

We live in a time of conflict. Stuck in this doom loop of grievance and warfare, is the idea of peace in our time now little more than an impossible dream?

Iran’s attack on Israel shows that Netanyahu’s military aims – and the entire region – are spiralling dangerously out of control. The US must now step in

His life’s work has been a catastrophe – and now Hannan’s latest Brexit argument will be music to Putin’s ears

Our armed forces are not fit for purpose. Here’s how to fix them

Retaliation and miscalculation put the Middle East on the precipice of escalation once again

As a result, Russia and China will be pushed closer together

Nothing sums up the chaotic idiocy of the Tory campaign more than their latest plan to reintroduce national service

Those who want to see Ukraine win, and not be destroyed, have a right to ask our politicians to get serious

The army has lost its allure as a career for young Germans and as a result, numbers are dwindling

In the age of the drone and the ballistic missile, national security does not come cheap

The cycle of attack and reprisal is unlikely to be broken in the Middle East

Netanyahu must be replaced by a leader prepared to end Israel’s incompetence and recklessness

Macron’s supposed ‘gaffe’ over European troops in Ukraine has invigorated the allies and again raised the question of an EU army

Alienating Britain and France is a catastrophe for European security, but could this allow the chancellor to gain ground at home?

An attempt to kayak the Northwest Passage turned into a close-up look at a new, very cold war

The state of Europe’s fighting forces was too controversial a topic for the Davos agenda

The country’s state of military readiness is laughable to other nations

This government has run down the armed forces like no other

If the UK wants to remain a top-tier military power, we need to pay the price