Insurgent far-right parties are seizing on cost-of-living grievances and waning support for defense spending.

Recent threats on U.S. bases show just how unprepared the military is for drone warfare.

Azerbaijan and Armenia want closer ties with the alliance, but Paris and Ankara first have to agree.

Moscow and NATO have exchanged tense letters in recent days following Russian opposition to alliance exercises near its Kaliningrad exclave.

Russia’s rising hybrid activity on Svalbard is sparking fears that Moscow could spark an incident that tests NATO’s Article 5 mutual defense clause.

Germany’s Carsten Breuer and Canada’s Jennie Carignan are battling it out to become to next chair of NATO’s military committee.

Proposals to give the EU crisis decision-making powers and hold emergency talks threatens to overlap with NATO’s mission.

While European nations use strong words against the Kremlin and discuss future response options, the strategy for now is to “keep calm and carry on,” according to a senior NATO diplomat

Washington said it “would be watching closely” to see which allies help in its campaign against the court during a closed-door meeting this summer.

Kyiv is pressing allies for more interceptors and cash — but so far its efforts are coming up short.

Despite recent U.S. moves to restore military contact, the risk of conflict is rising “significantly,” Nikolay Korchunov says.

The U.S. will examine European defense spending and military access as part of its review of American forces in Europe, said deputy Pentagon chief Elbridge Colby.

Paris retreating from the alliance is no longer a remote prospect. But it’s a move that would cost both France and its allies.

Just 43 percent of American adults believe Europe would help them if attacked, while support for China and Russia is on the rise.

Upgrading NATO’s fuel pipelines would be the most expensive project in the alliance’s history and is splitting member countries.

Campaigners have demanded NATO explain why journalists were denied access to the leaders’ gathering.

They are also considering references to the U.S. war in Iran as part of the draft summit declaration, NATO diplomats told POLITICO.

European allies are expected to finalize talks on replacing U.S. capabilities by next month’s NATO summit.

A new proposal would give U.S. General Alexus Grynkewich greater flexibility in setting military alert levels and shifting air defense assets.

The alliance is also looking to agree on drone-related initiatives at its Ankara summit next month.

NATO chief Mark Rutte suggested Kyiv’s allies had donated $1 billion for the alliance’s PURL scheme — far behind a $12 billion goal set for this year.

Gotland is preparing for a Russian attack while traditional security ties with the U.S. fray.

The U.S. has not given any clear timeline for the withdrawal, as it seeks to pare back its commitments to the alliance.

Washington will not pull more than 5,000 troops from Europe in the “near term,” said NATO’s top commander, U.S. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich.

But the idea for allies to commit 0.25 percent of their GDP to Kyiv is running into opposition from countries like France and the U.K.

Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Romania are scrambling to make their case for fresh American troops, leveraging their support for the U.S. war in Iran.

Germany had been counting on American missiles to deter Russia, but those resources may not be coming.

With recriminations growing between the U.S. and Europe, NATO’s leader will try again to avoid an all-out rupture.

The warning comes as the U.S. burns through air defense interceptors and other weapons in its military campaign against Tehran.

European countries have ruled out helping secure the Strait of Hormuz until the conflict is over — but also haven’t received any specific requests for assistance from the U.S.

A lack of consensus and NATO’s limited role in the Middle East make the crisis particularly hard for the alliance chief to resolve.

“This is not Europe’s war,” the EU tells Washington in a bruising rebuke on Iran even as oil prices rise.

Prague is on track to spend less than 2 percent of its GDP on defense, setting it on a collision course with the U.S. and other NATO allies.

The push by Washington, which also wants to scale down a peacekeeping operation in Kosovo, has become known internally as a “return to factory settings,” four diplomats told POLITICO.

The plea comes as Romania faces mounting aerial and maritime security threats from Russia, Defense Minister Radu Miruță says.

Evika Siliņa said that a more decisive Europe may have some new moves in its dance with the U.S.

‘Nuclear deterrence can give us new opportunities. Why not?’ Latvian PM tells POLITICO.

The alliance’s Arctic Sentry is mostly a rebranding exercise aimed at appeasing the U.S. president — in response to a largely exaggerated threat.

London will contribute £150 million to the PURL program, as allies increasingly come under pressure to supply weapons to Ukraine.

European nations wanting “insurance” against Russia are looking to France and Britain to share their nuclear deterrents.

European nations wanting “insurance” against Russia are looking to France and Britain to share their nuclear deterrents.

Pentagon policy chief and isolationist Elbridge Colby will attend instead, the second time top U.S. officials have sent a deputy to a NATO meeting.

State Department cables obtained by POLITICO lay bare the frustrations — and aspirations — of US allies and adversaries watching Trump seek the Danish island.

State Department cables obtained by POLITICO lay bare the frustrations — and aspirations — of US allies and adversaries watching Trump seek the Danish island.