Europe can’t count on the US to be its bodyguard. That’s great for its defense companies
A stark new reality in Europe — that its long-time ally and security guarantor, the United States, may not come to its rescue ...
A New Kind of Defense Secretary Saves His Ammunition for Domestic Enemies
Pete Hegseth has spent much of his first weeks in office focused on culture wars while saying little about America’s ...
Meaningful Pentagon Cuts Will Require Rethinking What 'Defense' Means
In 2023, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the U.S. government spent $916 billion on ...
US Defense Secretary Hegseth's Europe debut irks allies, wins Trump's nod
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's attention-grabbing overseas debut may have irritated some key Republicans and alienated ...
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White House eyes 8% cut to defense budget to boost Trump priorities
The move could reduce defense spending projections by hundreds of billions of dollars over the next five years.
US defense chief suggests Ukraine should abandon hope of winning all territory back from Russia
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says NATO membership for Ukraine is unrealistic and in sweeping remarks suggested Kyiv ...
At least for money: the United States stopped the sale of weapons to Ukraine — Kostenko
The United States has stopped the sale of weapons to Ukraine. This was stated in an interview with journalist Natalia Moseychuk* by Secretary of the Defense Committee of the Verkhovna Rada Roman ...
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Ukraine regaining pre-2014 borders is 'unrealistic objective,' Hegseth says in first NATO visit
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told allies at NATO ... also said "stark strategic realities prevent the United States from being primarily focused on the security of Europe" because the U.S ...