Richard Palmer

It’s not just about economics; it’s about anger.

Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Romania, Bulgaria, Germany: all beefing up defense.

Britain’s military cuts are further weakening its alliance with the U.S.

Germany removes the last restraints on its use of the armed forces, while its defense minister declares that there will be ‘no taboos.’

Appeasement, capitulation or wisdom—how can we understand Merkel’s negotiations with Russia?

Britain is closer than ever to cutting ties with the European Union. What will Europe look like once the British are gone?

Britain would do well to remember these overlooked warnings from one of its most revered poets.

Germany: a country with a grown-up foreign policy

‘Poland wants a strong, active German Army,’ says Poland’s defense minister.

The gut-wrenching facts of what happened teach us a lot about today’s Britain. Thankfully, it isn’t the end of the story.

The rise of Islamic State gives the Catholic Church ‘a great opportunity and also a great responsibility.’

Britain’s anti-EU party gets its first elected member of Parliament, while the EU makes itself more unpopular than ever.

The United Kingdom faces the biggest shake-up in over three centuries.

Germany has escalated its military activity without increasing its budget. Now its armed forces badly need more cash.

Even Germany is beginning to succumb to the upstarts.

Russia snatches victory from the jaws of defeat.

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