As the U.S. government debates the future of its defense spending, a broader question emerges: How much does the U.S. spend compared to other countries, and where does it stand globally? How Much Does ...

The agreement between centrist parties, led by the likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, was billed as a response to ...

Trump has repeatedly expressed his contention that European countries have been taking advantage of the U.S. by not spending more on defense.

China says it will increase its defense budget 7.2% this year as it continues its campaign to build a larger, more modern ...

The growing distance between the United States and its allies in NATO is an overdue nudge to European nations to start paying ...

China's dream of regional hegemony "rides and falls on the fate of Taipei," a Hudson Institute analyst told Newsweek.

Germany's government-in-waiting unveiled a plan to boost defense spending by hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of ...

European defense spending has climbed 30 percent since 2021, but it remains well below the levels that officials say are ...

Despite having a reputation for neglecting their armed forces, EU countries have increased their defense spending by 122% ...

NATO agreed on the 2 percent spending goal. Trump has argued that NATO countries should spend 5 percent of GDP on defense, which is more than the U.S. currently spends. In January, Trump said that ...

The two political parties expected to form the next German government have agreed to significantly loosen the country’s ...