The coronavirus pandemic will harm European defense strategically, politically, and financially. To mitigate these consequences, Europeans must start shaping joint and immediate answers.

Trump and Brexit are challenging Europe’s defense cooperation. The incoming European Commission will need to devote time and effort to make up for any shortfall.

Failing to reach a compromise on EU defense policies not only affects relations between France and Germany, it jeopardizes European security.

Germany’s complicated relationship with nuclear weapons could turn into a big risk for European security.

While the EU is celebrating PESCO, Paris is preparing for closer defense cooperation outside the union.

The defense industry is a taboo in Germany. The new government should make it a strategic element of Berlin’s security policy.

After years of incremental change, much is afoot in European defense. How can the EU best protect its population, territory, and interests during these turbulent times?

The old habits of Cold War arms control no longer suit today’s security environment. It is time for Berlin to devise a new strategy.

Berlin’s framework nations concept is the centerpiece of a new interlinked European system of defense that binds Germany to its core.

Unless Europeans agree to compromise on national sovereignty at the EU level, current defense initiatives will amount to all talk and no action.