When the Pentagon confirmed in late April 2026 that it would pull 5,000 troops from Germany over the next six to 12 months, the announcement landed in Berlin like a starting gun. Within days, Germany’s defense ministry was publicly framing the drawdown not as a blow but as a catalyst,

Despite Trump's repeated threats to withdraw the United States from NATO, Germany’s top military officer claims relations with American military leaders are as strong as ever, but he also says that the threat from Russia means Germany’s push to strengthen its own armed forces is a race against time.

Germany announced its first stand-alone military strategy on Tuesday, intending to become the strongest “conventional army in Europe” by 2039. Titled “Verantwortung für Europa,” or “Responsibility for Europe,

Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius says men of military age in Germany do not need to report lengthy stays abroad. His statement comes after a controversy broke out over t

Many U.S. service members and civilians consider staying in Germany after their time with the military is over. Whether you are

Germany's armed forces do not plan to ‌award contracts to U.S. data ‌analytics and defence software company Palantir for now, ​a leading military officer told the Handelsblatt newspaper. "I don't

Germany said the U.S. decision was "anticipated" while NATO said it was working to understand the details of the plan, which coincides with a feud between the president and the German chancellor.

Germany has positioned itself to become the "strongest conventional army in Europe" by 2039. Big military investments are fueling such predictions.