After decades of restraint, Germany is racing to rearm as Russia threatens Europe and U.S. security guarantees look shaky.

The speech by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos was an aggressive tirade in favor ...

A Leopard II battle tank is on display to advertise for joining the German army Bundeswehr at the Essen Motor Show in Essen, Germany, Friday, December 1, 2023. [AP Photo/Martin Meissner] Germany’s ...

Carsten Breuer, Germany's Chief of Defence, has issued a directive mandating the full rearmament of the Bundeswehr with modern weapons and equipment by 2029. The document emphasises the urgent need to ...

The unease is acute in Paris, where some worry that the continent’s center of political gravity is moving east as Berlin ...

Europe is gradually getting the message: given the threat posed by Russia, its armies, navies and air forces must be the recipients of more spending to rearm and modernize. The continent must be ready ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a press conference after talks with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the Chancellery on May 14, 2025 in Berlin. Credit - Nadja Wohlleben/Getty Images ...

Paris sees Berlin’s record defense spending as a challenge to its political clout in Europe, sources told the news agency ...

Germany has committed to spending more than $586 billion on defense by 2029, hitting NATO’s new goal of investing 3.5% of GDP ...

There is no way that Germany will be able to achieve its existing mobilization and rearmament goals as currently stated—but cheap and effective naval drones could provide an alternative. Indeed, ...