By making one of the most significant decisions of the 21st century, Germany has reinstated mandatory military service, previously discontinued in 2011 because it was considered a “strategic luxury,” ...

FRANKFURT—Across Germany, railcar factories are being retooled to build military vehicles, auto suppliers are joining with defense contractors, and former soldiers are suddenly hot commodities in the ...

A majority of Germans now consider Europe’s security situation more dangerous than the Cold War era amid growing doubts about the willingness of the United States to come to the Continent’s defense, ...

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Germany’s new military space strategy endorses long-term development of reusable spaceplanes, including this concept included in the report, among other technologies. Credit: German Ministry of ...

Europe, as the German philosopher Peter Sloterdijk recently wrote, has ended a long “vacation from history.” We have crossed the threshold into a gloomier era that is once again characterized by power ...

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Germany is stepping up its intelligence and military space efforts to face increasingly rising threats. The country plans to ...