A German solider displays a Eurocorps badge.
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When it loses the UK, the EU loses an important military power, which makes the remaining countries keener than ever to collaborate.
President Obama with UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
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Obama has said he expects European allies to chip in their fair share of defense spending, and European public opinion supports it. But as a Tufts expert points out, many challenges in Europe remain.
Rumpled.
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The second organisational pillar of the European order isn’t as threatened as the EU – but there’s trouble ahead.
Wait … they voted to leave?!
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Forecasts that Britain’s withdrawal from the EU will send the world into a state of war are wildly overblown.
A call to arms…
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A new book warns that a lack of Western resolve could lead to World War III.
Russian troops march through Moscow to mark Victory Day.
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A number of tripwires could set off a chain of events leading to war.
They’re out there somewhere.
Reuters/Yannis Behrakis
NATO has announced a new mission to monitor people-smugglers in the Aegean – but something smells fishy.
Can Turkey still straddle two worlds?
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Turkey is the one of the U.S.’s most important allies in the Mideast, but recent actions such as the downing of a Russian fighter raise important questions about its reliability as a partner.
Displaced residents from the Yazidi sect, fleeing ISIS forces in Sinjar, August 11 2014.
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Recent talks in Vienna may help end the Syrian civil war, but diplomacy will not eliminate ISIS.
“It’s not that simple, Barack.”
Reuters/Kevin Lamarque
Russia’s Syria play may have hit some snags already, but the US is hardly placed to kick up a fuss.
A Russian ship passes through the Bosphorus.
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Airspace incursions are spilling over into wider tensions.
The face-off between Russia and the West in Syria is giving both sides a chance to try out their new high-tech weaponry.
Candles outside the Medecins sans Frontieres HQ in Geneva
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Bombing a hospital and killing doctors and wounded or sick persons may seem to be an obvious war crime. But the reality of both the law and the facts is significantly more complicated.
Jeremy Corbyn is an advocate of increasing Britain’s intake of Syrian refugees.
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With strong views on NATO and the EU, the new leader of the opposition is bound to ruffle feathers abroad.
A victim, with a flag of the Federation of Socialist Youth Associations covering him, lies on the ground following an explosion in Turkey on July 20 2015.
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A suicide bombing in Turkey last week has pulled Ankara closer to the US in the fight against ISIS. It has also raised concerns about Kurds who are also being targeted by Turkish bombing raids.
Does this look like a ceasefire?
EPA/Alexander Ermochenko
Ukraine is giving Russia two options – and neither is likely to end well.
In case of conflict, call in the US cavalry of course.
EPA/Adam Warzawa
A Pew survey has found majority of citizens no long support the principle or mutual aid and support.
Where to?
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With austerity on the agenda, the upcoming strategic reviews will be critical to deciding the future of the UK’s defence force.
Hey sup.
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As the West and Russia go about rooting out each other’s spies, they also lose the ability to keep tabs on each other. Time to get back in touch.
A nuclear-capable Pakistani missile during testing in 2011. The international community hopes other aspiring nuclear nations can develop nuclear power without the military muscle.
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Through history, nuclear power has gone hand in hand with the nuclear arms race. But does it have to be this way? Closer international cooperation can help nations embrace nuclear power peacefully.