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Europe militarizing
Europe possesses some of the most sophisticated productive capacity, logistics, technology, manpower and weapons systems on the planet. It has repeatedly built several of the top militaries in the world. But those militaries have then torn themselves apart fighting amongst themselves. If the Europeans found a way to unite, to eliminate redundancies, to devote their formidable abilities to fighting non-European threats, just how much military power could they project? And where would they strike?
Why are we watching this trend?
Europe militarizing
Europe possesses some of the most sophisticated productive capacity, logistics, technology, manpower and weapons systems on the planet. It has repeatedly built several of the top militaries in the world. But those militaries have then torn themselves apart fighting amongst themselves. If the Europeans found a way to unite, to eliminate redundancies, to devote their formidable abilities to fighting non-European threats, just how much military power could they project? And where would they strike?
Why are we watching this trend?
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& Events
2024
OCT
NATO Holds Nuclear War Drills Amid Rising Nuclear Threats
German ‘Dismantling’ Base Restores Tanks Instead
Rheinmetall’s Papperger: Europe’s ‘Real’ Defense Commissioner
SEPT
Germany’s Military Innovation Spotlighted
EU Appoints First Defense Commissioner
The Netherlands Seeks to Opt Out of EU Migration Rules
Germany Tightens Border Controls to Curb ‘Irregular Migration’
German Police Kill Suspected Islamist Gunman
Germany’s Baerbock Makes 11th Trip to Middle East Since Gaza War Began
AUG
Suspected Russian Sabotage Puts NATO Air Base on ‘High Alert’
Construction Begins on German Base in Lithuania
U.S. to Send 600 Patriot Missiles to Germany
Rheinmetall Buys U.S. Military Supplier Loc Performance
Terrorist Threat Cancels Taylor Swift Concerts in Vienna
French General: Europe Must Improve Military Mobilization
Europe Rallies Behind German Military Industry
JULY
Germany Prepares for Large-scale War in 2029
Fear of Russia Prompts Europe to Ramp Up Conscription
Europe Fears Trump’s VP Pick: J. D. Vance
Germany to Halve Military Aid to Ukraine
Europe Blasts Back Into Space
Poland to Increase Defense Budget to ‘Highest in History’
Germany Looks East: The Revival of the Weimar Triangle
Guttenberg: A European Army Needs Weapons of Mass Destruction
German Arms Exports Surging to New Record
Scholz and Tusk Meet in Warsaw
JUNE
Hezbollah Threatens Cyprus—and Germany
$3,000 Per Second: The Global Nuclear Arms Race
Germany Proposes New Military Service Model
German Army to Increase Its Reserves
Guttenberg and a Revived German Militarism
MAY
Rheinmetall Sponsors German Football Club
Biden to Europe: Allow Iran’s Drive for Nuclear Weapons
German Militarism Reawakens After World War II
Macron Warns Europe: Build a Superstate or Die
Will Taiwan’s Fall Enable Europe’s Rise?
France Ready to Share Nuclear Weapons With Europe
APR
Germany Introduces New Veterans Day
Global Military Spending Reaches Record High
Polish President Ready for Nuclear Weapons
French Navy Trains for ‘High-Intensity Warfare’
Germany to Order €7 Billion Worth of Ships and Armored Vehicles
Germany Stations Soldiers in Lithuania
Germany’s Helsing Brings AI to Ukraine’s Drones
German Supertanks Are Coming
Iran Continues Construction of Underground Nuclear Facility
Poland’s Donald Tusk Warns: Europe Has Entered ‘Prewar’ Era
MAR
Politics Meets Arms Industry to Enable Germany’s Military Rise
NATO Not Doing Enough to Stop Russia, Swedish Official Says
Iran Holds Secret Meeting in Yemen With Houthi Leaders
Russian Missile Enters Polish Air Space
NATO Builds Largest European Base in Romania
German Defense Company Rheinmetall Ramps Up Production
Sweden to Join NATO
German Health Ministry Prepares for War
FEB
Hungary Votes in Favor of Sweden Joining NATO
Germany to Hit NATO Defense Spending Target for the First Time Since 1990s
German Chancellor Urges ‘Mass Production’ of European Arms
Trump Hastens Europe’s Strategic Autonomy
Fearful of Russia, Latvia Reintroduces the Draft
JAN
Echoes of World War II—Japan and Germany Work Toward a Military Alliance
Report: War Between Russia and NATO ‘No Longer Unthinkable’
Germany Considers Recruiting Foreigners
NATO Holds Largest Military Exercises Since Cold War
German Armed Forces: War Between NATO and Russia Is Imminent
German Military Expert: Europe Needs Nuclear Weapons
Germany Considers Conscription
2023
DEC
Russia May Try to Attack Europe Next Winter, Report Says
14 Killed in Czech Republic’s Worst-Ever Mass Shooting
Germany to Deploy Brigade of 5,000 Troops to Lithuania
Germany Must ‘Get Fit for War’
NOV
German Chancellor: We Need a Powerful Army
SEPT
Poland Resurrects the Holy Roman Empire—With U.S. Support
The End of World War II: German Defeat or Liberation?
A New Alliance for a European Main Battle Tank
AUG
Defense System Sale Marks ‘Historic Turning Point’ in Israel-Germany Relations
JULY
German Troops in Australia
Germany Wins Neutral Austria and Switzerland for Its Sky Shield
Germany Cuts Spending, Except in Defense
Germany to Buy 60 U.S. Chinook Helicopters
A Militarily Muscular Germany Is Emerging
JUNE
Stunned by the Speed of Wagner’s March, Russia’s Neighbors Seek to Boost Military Preparedness
Germany to Deploy 4,000 Troops to Lithuania
Putin: Russia Might Strike Third-Country Airfields to Hit Ukraine’s F-16s
Germany Takes Charge of Milestone Military Exercise
MAY
Germany Removes World War II Restraints From Its Military
Empowering Germany’s Military Leadership, Curbing Criticism
EU Funding of Arms Production: A Dangerous Precedent
European Military Exercises on Land, Sea and Air
APR
Russia Says It Repelled Two Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Sevastopol
Russian Espionage Ships in the Baltic Sea
Latvia Reinstates Mandatory Military Service for Fear of Russia
Germany’s Military Leadership Is Transforming
Russia Starts Yars ICBM Drills After Threatening Finland and Sweden
MAR
Dutch Army Submits to German Command
Three New German Arms Factories in Hungary
FEB
Germany’s Defense Minister Rising in Popularity
Artificial Intelligence: From Writing to Space Warfare
Germany Wants More Weapons
JAN
Poland Announces Defense Spending Hike
France and Germany Prepare to Fight Together
European Leaders Call for a Wartime Economy
Russia Warns NATO of Nuclear War
Germany’s Media Overpowers the Government
German Defense Minister Resigns
Now in Production: Ammunition for the Next World War
Germany Calls for a New Defense Minister
Stoltenberg Calls On NATO Members to ‘Ramp Up’ Arms Production
2022
DEC
Are Reports of Germany’s Military Woes Exaggerated?
Volodymyr Zelenskyy Wins Charlemagne Prize
Introducing Europe’s New Eastern Superpower?
NOV
Wolfgang Ischinger: Germany Needs a ‘War Economy’
Missile Attack Pushes Poland Into Germany’s Arms
Breakthrough for Europe’s Stealth Fighter Jet
EU Military Mobility Act: The Infrastructure for War
Ukraine Crisis Spreads German Weapons Around Europe
An Independent Europe for a China-Friendly Policy
OCT
Expedited: U.S. Rushing New Nuclear Bombs to Europe
Germany Successfully Tests Its New Laser Weapon
A Great Europe to Face a Great Russia
The Holocaust and Atonement
SEPT
From Rubble to the Most Powerful Army in Europe
Germany’s Secret Chemical Weapons Program
AUG
A Nation Capable of Repenting
JULY
A Solution to Escalating Conflicts
Casting Off ‘Eighty Years of Restraint’
JUNE
Germany’s Rheinmetall Reveals New Tank
German Political Parties Agree on Militarization Plan
MAY
Germany Arms Europe, Except Ukraine
Finland and Sweden Want to Join NATO
Why Is the EU Covering for Greek Pushbacks?
NATO Secretary General: ‘Germany Has a Leading Role’
MAR
Germany to Be the Third-Largest Military Spender
A New European Military Force
Germany and Hypersonic Warfare
U.S. Ambassador Gutmann: Germany Should Lead the EU
Europe Prepares for Rapid Militarization
Watch Poland’s Military Rise
After Ukraine, Expect Europe to Go Nuclear
Europe Looks to Germany for Protection
Are Greek Border Officials Murdering Migrants?
FEB
Who Rules Germany?
Europe Is at War!
2021
DEC
Outgoing German Government Approved Record Weapons Exports
Germany to Open New Maritime Warfare Center
Police Tyranny Has Returned to Germany
NOV
German Nuclear Weapons: Europe’s ‘Ultimate Security Guarantee’?
German Lieutenant General Takes Key Position in NATO
Poland Aims to Double Its Armed Forces
OCT
Germany Plans New Push Toward EU Military
German Publisher Seeks Media Dominance
German Troops Parade by Torchlight at Reichstag
SEPT
Von der Leyen: The Time Has Come for Europe to Unite Its Military Forces
Afghanistan Causes Europe to Seek a Core European Army
A Milestone in European Defense: Franco-German Air Transport Squadron Takes Flight
AUG
Afghanistan Is Awakening Europe’s Military Spirit
JULY
EU Pursues a Joint Cyber Unit
JUNE
MBDA and KMW Join Forces to Build a Joint Fire Support Missile
Germany: Britain’s Trusted Arms Supplier
German Soldiers Celebrate Hitler’s Birthday
Operational Nuclear Weapons Are Increasing
Germany Permits the Use of the ‘State Trojan’ for Digital Surveillance
Frankfurt Police Unit Disbanded: An Extreme Step to Deal With Extremism
How Secure Are America’s Nukes in Europe?
Croatia Purchases French Fighter Jets
MAY
Supported by the U.S., Germany Is Building a European War Machine
A ‘Core Europe’ With Global Military Powers Is Forming
A National Leadership Command for the Bundeswehr
Japan and France Pledge Allegiance
New Pacific Mission: Germany an Aspiring Global Power
APR
Global Military Spending Rises, Even While Economies Shrink
Rheinmetall to Help Develop American Fighting Vehicle
MAR
France Holds First Military Space Exercise
Heckler & Koch: The Tradition Continues
FEB
German Military Receives Another Record Boost
German Military Developing Laser Weapons With Rheinmetall and MBDA
JAN
Hungarian Gunners Learning Germany’s Battle Cry
2020
DEC
2020: The Year Europe Decided to Arm Itself
German Pacifists Signal Support for a Deadlier Army
NOV
Macron Insists on an Independent European Defense
Germany Empowers Turkey’s Navy
Macron Wants an EU Interior Ministry
Kosovar President Indicted for War Crimes
OCT
Croatian Police Systematically Torturing Migrants
Germany Becomes Center of Future Space Wars
Germany Trains to Use Nuclear Bombs
The World Lives in the ‘Shadow of Nuclear Catastrophe’
Germany Tests Modernized Leopard 2A7V
Germany Modernizes Its Armed Forces
SEPT
Germany’s Cyber Command Learning About America’s Achilles’ Heel
The German Air Force Starts a New Space Operation
How Germany Is Preparing to Boost Its Naval Power
Hungary Orders Rheinmetall’s New Lynx
German Weapons Manufacturer’s Nazi Past Exposed
JULY
Russia’s Security and Military Spending Soar, Despite Economic Woes
Hungary Joins Germany’s Reviving Military Empire
JUNE
Coronavirus Strengthens Germany’s Defense Industry
U.S. May Withdraw Troops From Germany
MAY
German Generals Serving in the U.S. Army Becoming a Tradition
Germany Prepares for War on the Sea
Germany and a Brave New Drone World
New Highs and Secrets in German Arms Exports
APR
Germany: The World’s Rearmament Champion
United States to Upgrade Nukes in Germany
MAR
Rheinmetall Benefits From ‘Supercycle’ in the Arms Industry
Millions of Syrian Refugees to Hasten Rise of European Military
FEB
Germany and France Commission Joint ‘Future Combat Air System’
Thanks to President Trump, Europe Is Arming Again
Germany Prepares for a Sudden Military Buildup
Worrisome High Numbers of Right-Wing Extremists in German Army
JAN
Why Is Germany Leading the Push for a Libyan Peace Process?
Record German Arms Exports Mark 2019
2019
DEC
Guttenberg and a ‘Final Wake-up Call’ for Europe
A Christmas Message From German Troops in Cyprus
Germany’s Silent Weapon
Will Germany Soon Use Armed Drones in Afghanistan?
European Space Agency Budget Aims for the Moon
NOV
Approved German Arms Exports Approach a New Record
Europe to Launch Security Council
Latin America Is Becoming a Land of Militarized Democracies
OCT
Germany’s Military Prepares Secretly to Use Nuclear Bombs
Germany Takes on More Responsibilities in NATO
Sweden Returns Navy to Underground Cold War-Era Base
SEPT
German Army: From ‘Laughingstock’ to Glory
Guttenberg Blames Merkel for Neglecting Germany’s Military
Guttenberg Urges Europe to Prepare for a New Reality
The Heart of Germany’s Military Is Being Revived
‘Beware! Germany Is a Country Fertile in Military Surprises’
AUG
80 Years On: German Tanks Are Reentering Poland
The German Military’s Unnoticed Space Program
U.S. Threatens to Pull Troops From Germany
Germany Refuses to Work With U.S. in Hormuz
JULY
The German Wehrmacht Returns
European Commission President: ‘My Aim Is the United States of Europe’
Germany’s ‘Secret’ Mission in Cameroon
Bastille Day Showcases European Military Cooperation
German Weapons Export Permits Already Exceed Last Year’s
JUNE
Will Germany Lead Europe’s Air Defense?
German Laser and Hypersonic Weapons Soon to Be Reality
MAY
Germany Announces Biggest Military Spending Boost Since the End of the Cold War
Germany Extends African Troop Deployments
Europe Developing Airlift Capacity Independent of U.S.
APR
Russia Warns Ukraine and NATO of ‘Military Conflict’
Germany Debates How to Make Its Military Great Again
Germany Expands State Spying Powers
MAR
Germany Classifies Its Military Status Report as Secret
New Russian Military Doctrine: Prepare for Large-scale War
Guttenberg Attacks U.S. Tech Companies
America to Withdraw Troops From Africa
Will a Transformed EU Emerge in 2019?
Germany Prepares for Nuclear War
FEB
Germany Bypasses Arms Export Rules
New Spy Headquarters Highlights Germany’s Changing Role
France and Germany Team Up for New Fighter Jet
JAN
The Élysée Treaty 2.0: A New Franco-German Friendship
Treaty
2018
DEC
Hungary Hungers for German Tanks
NOV
Europe’s Next Generation Combat System
A ‘Big Step Forward’ for Europe’s Vision of a Combined Military
French President Demands a European Army
OCT
EU Takes Another Step Toward a Unified Army
Is This the Next Mister Europe?
SEPT
Antimigrant Militias Patrol Central Europe
Germany Brings Cyberdefense Agency Online
Four-Star General: America No Longer a Sanctuary
Thousands of Minors Join German Army
AUG
Germany May Bring Back Conscription
JULY
The Real Russia Collusion Scandal and a New Idea for the German Army
A Tale of Two Visits
Europe and America: They’ve Lost That Loving Feeling
JUNE
Merkel Supports European Military Consolidation
MAY
No End in Sight for Germany’s New Military Budget
Is Europe’s Border Force About to Become Its Army?
APR
Guttenberg Calls for German Intervention in Syria
Russia Tests Europe’s Nerves in the Baltic Sea
Poland Signs Its Largest-Ever Weapons Deal
MAR
Germany to Lead NATO Forces in the Baltic
Germany to Increase Troop Deployment in Afghanistan
FEB
New NATO Headquarters to Fall Under German Command
Munich Security Conference: Calls for an ‘Army of Europeans’
Germany’s Underground Push for an EU Military
JAN
Italy to Send More Troops to Libya, Tunisia and Niger
Sweden Is Instructing Its Civilians on How to Prepare for Total War
Germany Is Arming the Middle East, Talks Trade War, and Still Has No Government
Germany Quietly Working to Unite European Militaries
Weapon Proliferation in Eastern Europe
2017
DEC
Europe’s Detailed Military Planning
Germans Want a European Army—They Just Don’t Want to Pay for It
Germany Signs Up to Military Pact, Sets Sights on Jerusalem
The EU’s Superpower Megalomania
German History Textbook—Grooming the Minds of Students for World War III?
NOV
Germany Signs Up to European Union Military
Don’t Ignore This Rising Military Superpower
German Military Plans for a Possible Collapse of the West
SEPT
Germany Should Be ‘Proud’ of Its ‘Accomplishments’ in World War II
AUG
Resurrection of the First Guards Tank Army
JUNE
Germany Is Conquering NATO
The European Union: A ‘Second NATO’?
MAY
Merkel After Trump’s Visit: ‘Europe Has to Fight for Its Own Future’
Donald Trump Demands That Europe Become a Military Power
Finalizing the European Union Military Headquarters
What If European NATO Members Spent Their 2 Percent?
APR
Germany’s Arrogance Problem
Russia Is Pushing Europe to Hike Military Spending
Military Spending Up, Israel-Germany Relationship Down
The Best Excuse for an Offense Is a Good Defense
MAR
German Army Back on German Streets for First Time Since World War II
Europe Takes First Step Toward Building Military Headquarters
EU Takes Concrete Steps Toward a Military
Trump Tells Germany: ‘Take Control!’
FEB
Germany’s Rapid Military Shift
Eastern Europe Trembles as Russia Marches in Ukraine
2016
JULY
New German Paper Signals Dramatic Military Shift
MAY
Germany Extends Its Military Arm
FEB
Space: The Final Military Frontier
Germans Want More Military
Paris Attacks: Germany’s Whirlwind Response
JAN
Urgent Buildup of German Military
2014
APR
The EU’s Covert Military Satellite Program
Germany’s Urgent and Dangerous Military Decision
2011
NOV
The Fourth Reich Is Here
2010
DEC
On the Edge of Tyranny
OCT
What to Do With Germany?
APR
Stoking the Furnace of the War Machine
Crank Up the Defense Industry
How Germany Solves Problems
MAR
A Void at Germany’s Helm
FEB
The Holy Roman Empire Is Back!
2009
OCT
Military Empowerment by Stealth
2006
APR
Nuke Mentality Changing in Europe
FEB
Cyprus Joins Defense Alliance
2005
AUG
Military Wants Stronger Role
2003
JUNE
Aiming to Go Nuclear?
MAR
German-Led EU Conquers Yugoslavia
Arming for Armageddon
JAN
2002: The Real Stories
2002
SEPT
The Face of European Security
JULY
Building Europe’s Military
JAN
Last Hour’s First Minutes
The Rise, and RISE, of Europe
2001
NOV
Germany Moves to Front Lines
AUG
The Final Pieces Fall Into Place
Lying Spirits
JULY
Watch What You Say
MAY
Germany’s Balkan Coup
MAR
Europe Confronts Terror
A Nazi Vision Realized
FEB
An Empire in the Making
Death Stands at Attention
JAN
Holy Roman Blitzkrieg
2000
DEC
Fischer Warns: Yugoslavs Must Acquire Democratic Culture to Relate to Germany
NOV
Taking Stock of Globalization
New Faces, Old Ideas
JUNE
Giant Defense Merger
FEB
Atlantic Rift
Is a World Dictator About to Appear?
The Uncrowned Kings of Essen
1999
SEPT
No to NATO
JUNE
The Fourth Reich in Disguise
MAY
Europe’s New Policeman
Ahead of His Time
A Shocking Document
The Unseen Danger in Kosovo
MAR
The Abomination of Desolation