Strategic Swagger: After years of warning that the Europe needs “strategic autonomy,” French President Emmanuel Macron has won the argument abroad—and lost his public at home. Here, Macron during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2026.

Foreign Policy

The French Rejection

by Gillen Tener Martin May 26, 2026May 27, 2026

Why Emmanuel Macron can’t convince his voters to rearm.

Iran War: A US Air Force transport plane takes off from the US airbase in Ramstein. Numerous defense ministers and high-ranking military officers are once again discussing further support for Ukraine in the war against Russia on Tuesday at the US airbase in Ramstein.

Foreign Policy

The U.S.-Europe Rift: How Trump’s Iran War is Making it Worse

by Tamar Jacoby April 17, 2026April 17, 2026

Greenland Gambit: As Donald Trump threatens to seize Danish territory, Europe’s long-deferred reckoning with American power is finally arriving. European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius (left) is welcomed by Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz (right) before talks in Warsaw, Poland, on September 29, 2025.

Foreign Policy

As Trump’s Greenland Threat Grows, Europe Begins to Find Its Voice

by Tamar Jacoby January 19, 2026January 19, 2026

German troops receive the new G95 assault rifle at a Bavarian training base in December 2025, as Berlin accelerates a once-unthinkable military buildup.

Magazine

Germany’s Rearmament Is Stunning

by Tamar Jacoby January 7, 2026February 3, 2026

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Why Putin Should Be Thrilled With Trump’s Performance

by Nancy LeTourneau May 30, 2018January 9, 2022

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