NATO members are continuing their largest combat exercises of 2025 amid concern within the 32-nation alliance over its most powerful member, the United States
President Donald Trump has called for a sweeping overhaul of the US military that could affect Washington's role in NATO as well as cooperation with Europe and support for Ukraine against Russia. But social media posts that say the US leader closed a military base in Greece are false -- Trump himself denied the claims and a Pentagon official told AFP the facility is not America's to close .
As the re-elected US president threatened to slap 25 per cent tariffs on imports from the EU and demurred on security guarantees for Ukraine and Nato, our expert panel took FT subscribers’ questions on the following topics and more: Will EU countries shoulder more of their own defence and build up a co-ordinated defence industry as Trump eyes talks to end Russia’s war on Ukraine bypassing Ukraine?
It created a single security space among the democratic nations in North America and Europe. The concept of a one-for-all, indivisible security across the North Atlantic has been remarkably successful in deterring attacks against NATO members.
NATO members are continuing their largest combat exercises of 2025 amid concern within the 32-nation alliance over its most powerful member, the United States
The bloc announced new steps to prevent threats to undersea lines after Sweden discovered damage to one east of Gotland island.
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has not announced any plans to pull forces out of the region, but has said Europe must do more to provide for its own security. His administration’s stance has raised questions in the region about whether Washington will maintain its longstanding commitments to NATO partners.
NATO members continued their largest combat exercises of 2025 on Wednesday, testing their ability to rapidly deploy large-scale forces on the 32-nation alliance’s eastern border as worries grow over its most powerful member,
Duda said his assessment was based on conversations he had with Gen. Keith Kellogg and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.