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Defence spending may kickstart economic recovery, but it will take a while
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Europe is rearming at its fastest pace since the end of the cold war. Defence spending is set to rise by €700bn-800bn between…

Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, examines whether the country can achieve its goals—and what stands in its way

Defence spending is rising, but strategic autonomy is years away

Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, the challenges facing an economic plan that is radical (by German…

But with America now an unreliable ally, will it be enough to counter Russia?

Its endless bureaucratic rules trap would-be reformers