Greenland has an important role to play in U.S. defense, housing the Thule Air Base and forming an integral link in the U.S. missile defense system. However, an upcoming snap election may call this position into question. 

President Trump travels this week to Paris as the guest of honor at France’s annual Bastille Day celebration. It is the president’s third trip to Europe within two months, following his May visit to Belgium and Italy and his visit last week to Poland and Germany. The...

Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany will meet with President Donald Trump on March 14 in Washington. This will be the first in a series—their bilateral meeting will be followed in the coming months by gatherings at NATO, the G7, and the G20 (which Merkel will host in...

Clarifying his views on U.S. foreign policy in Jeff Goldberg’s “Obama doctrine” article, the president spoke at length about growing frustration with several European allies, perceived by the administration to be dragging their feet on defense spending,...

Deterrence is back in Europe. As NATO approaches its July summit in Warsaw, allies are adapting this concept to the new security settings in place in Europe since the 2014 crisis in Ukraine. Yet, deterrence is intrinsically connected to dialogue: these are the two...