1. Recalling the Versailles Declaration of March 2022 and the Strategic Compass for Security and Defence, the European Council stresses that Europe must become more sovereign, more responsible for its ...

“We are living in the most momentous and dangerous of times,” began a press statement issued by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on 4 March 2025. “I do not need to describe the grave ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the economic and financial world outside the USA, for the USA. Jul 04, 2025, 04:01pm EDT The USS New Jersey, an Iowa-class ...

Taiwan plans new defence spending China has stepped up military pressure on Taiwan United States urged greater defence spending by Taiwan TAIPEI, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Taiwan will introduce a $40-billion ...

Recognizing that gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but also a cornerstone of peace, prosperity, and sustainability, the UN Security Council in 2000 adopted the groundbreaking ...

SINGAPORE, May 29 (Reuters) - U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth will try to convince Asian defence leaders this weekend that the United States is a more trusted partner for the region than China, ...

For the first time in decades, the rich world is embarking on mass rearmament. Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, the threat of conflict over Taiwan and President Donald Trump’s impulsive approach ...

More than three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine plunged Europe’s security environment into a period of turbulence, the beginning of Donald Trump’s second term as president of the ...

European leaders were already nervous owing to the war in Ukraine, but the return of President Donald Trump has further convinced them of the need to ratchet up defence spending in order to reduce the ...