Europe Struggles to Find Unity on Military Spending

“It's never good news when Germany spends hundreds of billions of euros to arm its army. It never ended well in the past. Von der Leyen is in the interest of the Germans. The League, the Italian government, serve the interests of Italians. So an absolute total no, to a single euro of debt, no to 800 billion, to a single euro of common debt to buy bullets.” This was reiterated by the Secretary of the League and Vice President of the Council, Matt…

European Strategic Autonomy Is an Illusion

European Strategic Autonomy Is an Illusion cnichols@hudson.org Fri, 03/28/2025 - 10:09 SVG Commentary Mar 28, 2025 The National Interest European Strategic Autonomy Is an Illusion Peter Rough Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia Can Kasapoğlu Senior Fellow (Nonresident) Peter Rough & Can Kasapoğlu Caption This photograph shows a Dassault Rafale aircraft parked on the tarmac of the French Air and Space Force Luxeuil-Saint-Sauv…

Europe spends hundreds of billions on arms, but the armaments industry is fragmented and technology is lagging behind. How the EU is to become a powerful defence union – the SPIEGEL title story.

The European Union Is Damaged by Its Loudest Supporters

Recent pro-European demonstrations in Italy saw top liberals call for the EU to rearm. For some, it’s a passionate rallying cry — but the diversion of more funds to the military is weakening any prospect of serious European social policy.

The European rearmament plan in Italy is hampered by a bipartisan coalition that we could call 'listless'. And Europe is seen as an excellent excuse not to be here or there

European unity splinters amid military spending talks

BERLIN — European leaders have gotten the message from Washington about doing more for their own defense and for Ukraine, too. They are talking tough when it comes to supporting Ukraine and about protecting their own borders, and they are…