Pensioners walk in the Alameda del Tajo park in Ronda, Spain, in December 2024. Aging populations are a growing burden on Europe's welfare states. Europe’s generous welfare states are coming under ...

French President Emmanuel Macron accompanies U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a trilateral meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Reuters/Christian ...

Europe’s increased defense spending may please the US and enrich its defense industry, but it risks militarization without genuine autonomy, reinforcing transatlantic dependence rather than fostering ...

Germany and Europe need both diplomatic efforts vis-à-vis Russia and a credible deterrence as they transform the old continent into a regional and global power. Those in Germany advocating for a peace ...

In a speech in Munich in February, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris affirmed that Washington’s commitment to its NATO allies is “ironclad.” Now the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris is largely ...

Over the first months of Donald Trump’s presidency, it has become increasingly clear to European leaders that remaining reliant on the United States to underwrite the continent’s security would be a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The tit-for-tat trade escalation between the United States and China has dominated news cycles. In the backdrop of rising U.S.-China tensions is another—and potentially just as profound—change ...

To wean itself off Russian natural gas, Europe has found new sources of energy, including imports from the United States. But high costs are straining the economy. By Stanley Reed and Liz Alderman ...

PARIS — United States arms exports to Europe have more than tripled on aid for Ukraine and as European countries boosted weapons buying in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to an ...

I have citizenship in the US and also Poland and Portugal. My kids have traveled to Europe many times and we recently spent a month living there. Kids are out later with their families and many ...