European troops, US support are part of an emerging plan for Ukraine. But it faces many hurdles
Political and military leaders in Europe are fleshing out details of a plan for Ukraine once the guns fall silent.
The Trump Administration Trashes Europe and NATO
Speeches delivered by J. D. Vance and Pete Hegseth were not just verbal lashings of America's allies but a wholesale rejection of eighty years of U.S. foreign policy.
Ian Kelly: Has America first become America alone?
The message sent by Donald Trump could not be clearer to our allies in Europe — after 75 years of shared security, you’re on ...
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Pentagon will cut billions of dollars in programs but not its overall budget, Hegseth says
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers recorded remarks at the Pentagon on Feb. 20, 2025. Hegseth said he will immediately ...
Meaningful Pentagon Cuts Will Require Rethinking What 'Defense' Means
In 2023, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the U.S. government spent $916 billion on ...
Hegseth’s proposed Pentagon cuts, firing of generals: What to know
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed senior Pentagon officials and military leaders to forge plans that would result ...
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The D Brief: SecDef seeks $8B shift; Trump’s Ukraine plans, decried; Quantum chip breakthrough?; Warship maintenance goals; And a bit more.
Rewind: The fiscal 2025 Defense Authorization Act, passed in December, adhered to the Biden administration’s topline request ...
Inside the week that upended U.S.-Ukraine relations
Tensions between presidents Trump and Zelenskyy had been simmering behind the scenes before they went very public this week.
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The Trump Administration, the Democrats, and the Ukraine Peace Process
On US foreign and security policy, the Democrats have a choice of three roads. They can simply acquiesce in the Trump ...
How can Europe respond to the Ukraine standoff?
Following Vance and Hegseth’s controversial speeches, Europe risks being a bystander to Russia and the USA’s Ukraine negotiations.
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NATO holds large-scale combat drills as the U.S. stance on Europe shifts under Trump
NATO members continued their largest combat exercises of 2025 on Wednesday, testing their ability to rapidly deploy ...
Pentagon chief eyes funding cuts to some parts of military by 8%
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked some parts of the military to propose what could be cut as part of a potential ...