Could a european military go it alone?

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How much does the world spend? Total military spending by nation states reached $2.72trn in 2024, a rise of 9.4% in real terms on the year before, according to the Stockholm International Peace Resear

Ahead of the publication of an ambitious new account of the historical roots of Brexit, it is worth remembering ...

The EU’s trade deal with US president Donald Trump drew furious reactions in Paris and Berlin (see our politics page), but behind the theatrics the deal seems likely to be approved. The unequal accord

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The EU-US trade deal agreed last Sunday was “grossly lopsided”, says Paul Taylor in The Guardian. The 15% across-the-board tariff rate European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen ended up accep