defense spending

Steve Bannon is trying to sell Trumpism to Eastern Europeans—but shared ideologies die hard when they run into economic and military realities.

Spending 4 percent of the EU’s GDP on defense would boost sagging economies and protect the continent at a time when U.S. leadership is lacking.

Think the NATO summit was a complete dumpster fire? Think again.

Berlin needs to spend more on defense, but the U.S. president's public demands are making it politically impossible.

In an interview with Foreign Policy, Jens Stoltenberg cautioned against a new arms race with Russia.

Germany is poised to become Europe’s first line of defense, but facing down a revanchist Russia will require more spending and better coordination among NATO allies.

An interview with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.

The Pentagon always complains for more money – and politicians always eventually give in.

As its rivals invest in new military hardware, Washington is stuck refurbishing obsolete equipment.

The 2018 National Defense Strategy has its priorities straight. But budgetary challenges could get in the way.

The only problem is, it's not realistic about funding.

Experts say the U.S. advantage over China and Russia is eroding.

The knives are out for "F" at the State Department. The secretary should be strengthening rather than dismantling it.

On the chopping block: incident response teams, air marshals, and nuclear detection.

Even after the Pentagon chief’s visit to Islamabad, the two sides remain at an impasse.

Donald Trump promised a bigger defense budget, but the Pentagon is still waiting.

Google’s Eric Schmidt talks to Foreign Policy about the future of technology, security, and killer robots.

As our federal debt spirals up and up, military readiness will inevitably suffer.

To fight the wars to come, the transatlantic alliance is going to need to start spending more — but not on tanks and fighter jets.

Trump’s public performance in Brussels was a disaster. Behind closed doors, it was even worse.