Threatening to pull out of NATO, President Trump portrayed the alliance as a “paper tiger” and said Europe was on its own in trying to secure the Strait of Hormuz.

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President Trump’s latest outbursts followed reports that European countries were imposing more restrictions on American aircraft in their airspace.

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After decades of prioritizing domestic over military spending, the continent’s leaders are trying to pivot. That is straining national budgets and could anger voters.

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The U.S. and other exporters are poised for a windfall, but disruptions to Persian Gulf supplies are also pushing gas-buying countries to consider alternatives like coal, solar and nuclear energy.

Three journalists on the potential repercussions of Operation Epic Fury.

Is Muskism the new Fordism?

Is Muskism the new Fordism?

In India, China and several other nations, Novo Nordisk is on the verge of losing patent protection for its blockbuster weight loss drug, opening the door for cheaper competing versions.

Four years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine sent energy prices soaring, the war in Iran is posing another challenge to efforts to revive European factories.

Either the budget changes, or America’s relationship with the rest of the world does.

General Motors, Ford and other established automakers risk becoming relics if they don’t catch up to Chinese carmakers and technology companies in electric vehicles and self-driving cars.

Germany’s chancellor seeks to reduce Europe’s reliance on China and the United States. He speaks with a bluntness that few business leaders share.

Appeasing a predatory hegemon doesn’t work.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s trip will test his ability to address tensions between the countries, at a time of strain between Europe and Washington.

The Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate many of President Trump’s tariffs raised questions about what would become of agreements struck with major U.S. trading partners.

The Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate many of President Trump’s tariffs raised questions about what would become of agreements struck with major U.S. trading partners.

As we lose our alliances and instability spreads, America is headed for more, not fewer, international entanglements.

As Russia displays its military might in the Arctic region, the Western alliance is beginning a mission to increase its presence there.

The leaders of both countries have recently visited Beijing seeking to strengthen economic ties, as tensions with the United States rise.

The president’s approach is not just chaos or an updated version of 19th-century great-power competition.

Can middle powers like Canada exist between America and China?

We don’t want our children patrolling hostile streets in Greenland or Canada any more than in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Prime Minister Mark Carney got a standing ovation in Davos for starkly describing the end of Pax Americana. He is looking for new allies to help his country survive it.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government approved plans for a massive new Chinese Embassy near Tower Bridge, angering critics who fear it will enable spying.