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The Big Read. How Europe would fight without America

As Nato meets, the continent is starting to think about how to defend itself without the US

07.07.2026 40

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The FT View. Saving Nato in the era of Trump

The big questions hanging over the alliance will not be discussed in Ankara

05.07.2026 20

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The Europeanisation of Nato is ever more important

Transatlantic military alliance will be key to the continent’s future security

05.07.2026 20

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The Big Read. Turkey’s defence industry is booming. Europe is in its sights

EU countries are uneasy about Erdoğan’s growing authoritarianism. But they want his country’s hard power

02.07.2026 30

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The new German military question

France and other countries in Europe fear that Berlin is planning to go it alone

16.06.2026 30

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The FT View. America owes its European allies a defence roadmap

Retaliatory cutbacks are no way to achieve proper burden-shifting in Nato

06.05.2026 30

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The Big Read. Germany re-arms: what does it mean for Europe?

Paris sees risks for its industry and the continent’s sovereignty in Berlin’s rapid defence build-up

29.04.2026 40

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The Big Read. Rearming Germany: how a €10bn warship project turned sour

The fate of the F126 frigate is a cautionary tale for a procurement agency that buys everything from towels and flip-flops to tanks and fighter jets

07.04.2026 40

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Macron and Merz: Europe must arm itself in an unstable world

Norms are eroding and old certainties are being challenged — we must act accordingly

24.06.2025 20

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