The EU has responded to the idea of creating unified European armed forces. Officials believe that parallel structures would only hinder the effective functioning of existing armies and NATO, says EU ...
“I believe the time has come to bring Europe’s mutual defense clause to life,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declared at the 2026 Munich Security Conference. Her words captured ...
The European Union’s top diplomat poured cold water on hopes of a single European army on Monday, warning that the possibility would be “dangerous.” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas spoke against ...
The transatlantic alliance is on the ropes. Since the end of World War II, American power has underwritten European unification and integration—arguably Washington’s greatest foreign policy ...