By Elizabeth Howcroft, Supantha Mukherjee and Michael Kahn PARIS/STOCKHOLM/PRAGUE (Reuters) -As venture capital investors ...

Even if Russia were a direct threat to French national security, what good would an aircraft carrier do? F rench President ...

To secure their countries in uncertain times, governments around the globe are set to increase defence budgets to a size that ...

Mr. Barnier told the Agence France-Presse news agency that the ... After Russia invaded Ukraine, he substantially increased military spending to deal with the threat. All that spending seemed ...

About 45% of the show will be dedicated to defense and security, a “strong increase” from the previous event in 2023, the ...

France will reach NATO’s target of spending 2 ... The official added that the budget problems could undermine relations with defense contractors. “If the state encourages manufacturers to produce by ...

PARIS — Will France’s defense-spending boost threaten the country’s beloved welfare ... All European countries are massively ramping up defense spending, and all are facing similar issues on where to ...

Two problems immediately arise ... True, France is too close to Communist China. True, France has skimped on defense spending for too long, preferring to lecture America with Gaullist arrogance.

Championed by French President Emmanuel Macron, the bill would notably modernize France’s nuclear arsenal, boost intelligence spending ... the French military. “An issue we unfortunately ...