Germany’s decision to permanently station a combat brigade in Lithuania is more than a military deployment. It’s a strategic ...

Western allies have sought post-war German rearmament before. While German defence spending has been miserly for decades, it ...

The incoming German chancellor campaigned as a debt hawk. Then a source told him about Trump’s plans for NATO.

When Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, it was swiftly ejected from the G8, reverting the influential economic forum back to the ...

Ex-Chancellor Olaf Scholz is to receive a state-paid office with a staff of eight. Opposition parties say this is too much.