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An interview with the EU’s top military officer
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Defence spending is rising, but strategic autonomy is years away

Europe is rearming at its fastest pace since the end of the cold war. Defence spending is set to rise by €700bn-800bn between…

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

That means spending big, but wisely, on satellites, intelligence networks and the like, write Nico Lange and Fabrice Pothier

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

The bloc is done playing nicely