France

With or without the United States.

With little to show for last year’s missile attack, the Trump administration is contemplating a larger campaign against the Assad government.

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.

Officials have threatened to detain relatives of those who don’t comply.

Mandatory military conscription is the French equivalent of Donald Trump’s wall — a pet project that’s become a political albatross.

When it comes to Iran sanctions, the EU must satisfy Trump’s demands. Access to the U.S. financial system hangs in the balance.

Sex scandals have a long history of taking down politicians — but don't get your hopes up about the current U.S. president.

France is back, thanks to a president committed to disrupting politics at home and abroad.

Western democracies that were once reliable defenders of human rights have been consumed by a nativist backlash, leaving an open field for dictators and demagogues.

How to learn to stop worrying and love the EU’s new security and defense agreement.

After eight years at Foreign Policy, here are the ten most popular Best Defense posts.

The problem isn’t Donald Trump – it’s the Donald Trump in all of us.