Spending by NATO members show they are prioritizing the strategic needs of the alliance as a whole rather than simply giving in to Donald Trump’s demands.
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As Israel continues to pound Lebanon, the chances of a Middle East ceasefire lasting 14 days seem remote.
Donald Trump and his senior advisers have threatened to leave Nato over alliance members’ reluctance to join the war in Iran.
In Donald Trump’s second term he and his advisers have repeatedly questioned US involvement in translatlantic security.
Why the Russian stock market went up after the new US policy was announced.
Nato leaders will do their best to engage with a US president who appears increasingly hostile towards the alliance.
Trump’s demand that the Nato allies spend significantly more on defence is the opening salvo in a new era of transatlantic tensions.
Messages emerging from Moscow and Brussels are that nothing short of victory will do. But a new Trump administration could change all this.
The 75th anniversary summit has three main areas of focus: Ukraine, defence, and global partnerships.
A selection of our coverage of the war in Ukraine from the past fortnight.
Nato member countries are facing a number of security threats including sabotage.
The next Nato leader will need all his consensus-building skill and pragmatism to steer the organisation through an era of ‘polycrisis’.
The March elections in the Netherlands, and the fact that a government still hasn’t been formed, illustrate both the benefits and problems with proportional representation.
There will be 17 parties in the 150-seat parliament – and the radical right holds more of them than ever.
The abolition of citizen referendums in the Netherlands will do little to remedy the distrust in the political system – and could strengthen Geert Wilders’ far-right party.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte saw off the populists, but his smaller coalition partner has been hammered.
EU leaders will breathe a sigh of relief after the centre-right saw off the populist threat.
The famous anti-immigrant crusader fizzled at the polls, but the Netherlands still has a legacy of intolerance to turn around.
The Russians have started coming. On Thursday, an aircraft with about 80-90 Russians arrived in preparation for the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Brisbane. There will be four more official planes, including President…
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