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Video: German military might, revisited

By Kevin Schmidt on March 24, 2018March 28, 2018 Bundeswehr, Cold War, EUCOM, Europe, German Historical Institute, Germany, Kai Rohrschneider, Kevin Schmidt, Military, Stuttgart, U.S. Army Europe, Wiesbaden

Germany is on the front lines of a potential crisis in Eastern Europe , but some Germans aren’t ready to become a military power again.

International Relations

As the Front National licks its post-2017 wounds, anti-immigrant parties make gains across Western Europe

By Elizabeth Strassner on March 13, 2018 Europe, European Union, far right, France, front national, Germany, Italy

France’s far-right party, the Front National, may have been decisively defeated at the polls last May, but the anti-immigrant policies it supports are still attracting voters across Western Europe.

Conflicts and Terrorism

EUCOM grapples with emerging Russian threat in Eastern Europe

By Kevin Schmidt on February 14, 2018 Casey Egan, EUCOM, Europe, Germany, Kevin Schmidt, Military, russia

With the uptick in Russian military aggression starting with the annexation of Crimea in 2014, U.S military command headquarters in Europe is seeking a balance of resources to address the region’s threats as it becomes a broader part of America’s national defense strategy.

Cybersecurity Week In Review

Week in Review

By Stephanie Kelly on February 14, 2017 clinton, cybersecurity, Federal Security Service, Germany, NATO, Treasury Department, Trident Capital, trump, Washington

Cybersecurity was in the news last week — with some Americans thinking they are smarter than the president while European leaders tried to beat a simulated cyberassault.