


In a move likely to spark fresh debate over the future of European integration, Olli Rehn, a senior figure at the European Central Bank, has floated a provocative idea: joint European defence borrowing to fund a new “defence development bank.”…

For all the talk of a “rules-based international order” Europe seems to have forgotten the first rule of civilisational survival: defend yourself, or be prepared to lose everything. Europe, a continent, which once projected power across oceans, now flinches at…

Poland is set to quintuple its annual production of artillery shells in a dramatic move that underscores the shifting defence priorities across Europe as the continent scrambles to bolster its military resilience in the face of growing Russian aggression. Officials…

EU leaders have vowed to usher in a new era of strategic autonomy and military preparedness, warning that the continent must take far greater responsibility for its own security in the face of intensifying global instability. At a tense summit…

In a move certain to ignite debate in Brussels and Washington alike, European Council President António Costa has signalled that the European Union will dramatically ramp up purchases of American-made weaponry—casting the decision not merely as a military necessity, but…

Europe is facing a renewed and persistent threat from terrorism, according to a hard-hitting new report from Europol, which reveals a sharp increase in foiled plots, radicalisation cases, and arrests across the European Union. The 2025 edition of Europol’s “European…