Nato is “not ready” to fight against Vladimir Putin’s Russia without the US, the leaders of the alliance’s three frontline states have told The Independent, as they called on allies to drastically increase defence spending. In the wake of Donald ...

Europe is shifting into defence mode. EU leaders say the threat is real and growing. As Brussels pours billions into defence, is Europe preparing fast enough for the threats it says are coming? View o

A multinational European contingent, rotating and modest in size, would internationalise the security of Greenland. Any hostile act would no longer be a bilateral issue between Copenhagen and Washington,

In recent days, top officials in France and Germany warned of looming confrontations between NATO and Russia. France's top general and Germany's intelligence chief both see violent conflicts short of all-out war by the end of the decade. The grim ...