- June 16th, 2026
The long-troubled Future Combat Air System (FCAS), Europe’s flagship sixth-generation fighter initiative, has effectively collapsed after France and Germany abandoned attempts to reconcile deep industrial and strategic disagreements that have stalled the program for months. The decision marks the end...
The evolving relationship between the United States and Europe—particularly the apparent weakening of ties between Washington and Berlin—has added new urgency to Germany’s military transformation. Under former President Donald Trump’s more transactional approach to alliances and amid shifting global priorities...