EMMANUEL MACRON’s attempts to build an ever-closer European Union with a common EU army could fail due to concerns France has sparked among smaller countries, security expert Alexandre Vautravers has said. Emmanuel Macron has been one of the most outspoken proponents of a European Union-wide army to help the bloc stop relying on military support from the…
Greetings from Tyler, So many things are taking place here and abroad it’s hard to know where to start or when to stop. A massive headline this week told of Angela Merkel reneging on her pledge to our President to pay a percentage (2 % of GDP) toward NATO defense. You probably heard the howls…
Germany has pledged to spend increasingly more of its budget on its military – Getty images Seven years after Germany scrapped conscription, its defence chief has said employing EU citizens is “an option” to fill expert posts. Army general inspector Eberhard Zorn said the forces had to “look in all directions in times of a…
After two years of Trump treating European allies like adversaries, France and Germany have finally committed to creating an EU-wide army. The move promises to shore up existing alliances, writes German economist Hans-Werner Sinn. We know who our friends are. Source: DPA Donald Trump is making an intolerable show of himself in Europe. Not only…