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NATO
The 2024 NATO summit, which started on July 9, marks 75 years of the security alliance.
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Putin a 'real and present danger' to Baltics
The UK's defense minister has warned Putin could launch an undercover campaign to destabilize the Baltic states.
Assertive global role
Experts, citizens to debate Germany's international role - and what it means for the Bundeswehr.
Suicide attack in Afghanistan kills 10 police officers
At least 10 police officers have been killed in a suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan.
Croatia's president pledges to help economic recovery
In her inaugural speech, President Grabar-Kitarovic called for a 'wide national consensus' to improve Croatian economy.
Russia's uneasy neighbor
A DW correspondent gauges the mood in a Latvia, where some experts fear Russian intrusion.
Quadriga - War or Peace - Last Chance for Ukraine?
Leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine meeting in Minsk for talks aimed at halting the fighting and establishing a firm basis for the settlement of the Ukraine conflict struggled to find solutions to multiple sticking points. But after 16 hours of intense talking Russian President Vladimir Putin emerged announcing a ceasefire which would come into effect midnight on Saturday.
Beefing up Latvian defense
Gederts Gelzis reports on Latvia's plans to increase its defense forces as part of NATO.
Divided West, divided Europe
No compromise in Minsk is bad news for the West's biggest strength - its unity, says DW's Bernd Riegert.
'Weapons won't help' resolve Ukraine crisis
Chancellor Angela Merkel has reiterated Germany's position against arming government forces in the Ukraine conflict.
'Moscow is the problem'
Russian separatists in Ukraine have little incentive to negotiate with Kyiv, a former US ambassador to NATO tells DW.
Interview with NATO's Jens Stoltenberg
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the focus for the moment in the crisis in Ukraine should be on peace efforts and not on arming Kyiv. Stoltenberg spoke to DW's Christian F. Trippe at the Munich Security Conference.
Merkel, Hollande to Moscow for peace talks
Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Francois Hollande are set to put a peace initiative to Russia's Vladimir Putin.
Merkel, Hollande to Moscow for crisis talks
Moscow next stop on peace push for Ukraine by Merkel and Hollande
NATO to boost 'rapid response' force
The NATO military and political alliance is set to expand its rapid response force from 13,000 to 30,000 troops.
Weapons to Ukraine
Calls in the US to supply Kyiv with weapons have been met with deep skepticism in Western Europe.
Weapons for Ukraine
As Washington considers arming Ukraine against separatists, can the law protect against war?
More missiles for Russia, NATO urges spending increase
Russia's top general has pledged to use a strengthened arsenal to ensure military superiority over the West
US contractors killed in apparent 'insider attack'
Three American contractors were killed and a fourth wounded in an apparent "insider attack" in Kabul.
War on terror
What role is Turkey playing in the war on terror?
Bundeswehr in 'downward spiral'
A Bundeswehr report has uncovered "dilapidated" conditions in German barracks.
NATO fighter jet crash kills 10
Eight French soldiers and two Greek pilots have died after a Greek fighter jet crashed during a NATO training session.
Fighter jet crashes in NATO training session
At least 10 people have been killed after a Greek fighter jet crashed at a military base in Spain.
Putin's 'foreign legion' is 'nonsense,' says NATO
The chief of NATO has labeled Russian President Putin's allegation of a NATO legion in Ukraine as "nonsense."
Confrontation not wanted
NATO has appealed to Russia to stop its support of rebels in Ukraine, during a visit to Berlin.
Putin to pass on Auschwitz anniversary ceremony
The Russian president will not attend a commeration marking 70 years since the liberation of Auschwitz death camp.
NATO's new Afghan mission
Can NATO's smaller two-year 'training and support' mission help stabilize Afghanistan?
The year in Brussels
The vocabulary is from the Cold War, but the fears are new: Europe sees Russian threat.
Afghanistan takes over security responsibility
Afghanistan has assumed full responsibility for security from foreign combat troops departing after a 13-year military mission. The handover comes after a mortar bomb killed at least 20 civilians in the country's south.
Europe in 2015
Problems remain: economy, Russia, euro crisis. Does Europe have new answers?
Rocket strike kills 15 at Afghan wedding
A rocket fired during fighting between Afghan forces and insurgents has killed at least 15 guests at a wedding in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province. Dozens of others have been wounded.
Dirty side of 'clean' warfare
After news of the Bundeswehr's so-called "kill lists," Kersten Knipp says questions remain.
Germany and the death lists
What role did the Bundeswehr play in the targeted killings of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan? Secret documents reveal that it supplied information for NATO death lists.
Taliban declare 'defeat' of NATO
A day after NATO officially marked the end of its 13-year combat mission in Afghanistan, the Taliban have declared the "defeat" of the coalition. The insurgent group ruled the war-torn country from 1996 to 2001.
Jacobson: Afghanistan mission was successful
There is no reason to take a negative view of Afghanistan's future, Deputy ISAF Commander Carsten Jacobson has told DW. The general said the country's infrastructure, power grid and health care systems had all improved.
The mission ends
The Bundeswehr had been engaged in Afghanistan for 13 years. Now that the German armed forces are withdrawing from the war-torn country, Afghanistan's future looks as uncertain as ever.
NATO formally ends its war in Afghanistan
The United States and NATO have marked the formal end of the war in Afghanistan at a ceremony in the capital, Kabul. But the insurgency they fought for 13 years is still unremittingly deadly.
Germany's Bundeswehr leaves behind a changed Afghanistan
From mopping up operations against the Taliban to training Afghan security forces, German troops have done it all in Afghanistan. Here is a look at the Bundeswehr's journey in the war-torn country.
Mission accomplished?
Afghanistan has had a profound influence on German foreign policy, says Florian Weigand.
NATO troops end one Afghanistan mission, start another
The end of 2014 sees ISAF's operation in Afghanistan come to an end with a support mission set to begin. After over a decade of conflict, analysts' views on the mission's successes and short-comings so far are split.
Thinking the unthinkable
The danger of war in Europe is higher than it's been for the last 50 years, says Christian Trippe.
NATO 'not a security threat to Russia'
NATO has rejected a new military doctrine adopted by Russia that lists the Western alliance as its top security threat. A NATO spokesperson said it was Russia that was "undermining European security."
Ukraine parliament votes in favor of NATO
The Ukrainian parliament has come out strongly in favor of moving towards NATO membership. Renouncing neutral status is the first step on the path to joining the powerful military alliance.
Bundestag approves Afghanistan training mission
The German parliament has approved plans for a new military mission in Afghanistan. The new mission is to see several hundred German soldiers help train members of the Afghan security forces.
Ukrainian PM appeals for help from NATO, EU
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has urged NATO to do more to help his country's military as it struggles to quell a pro-Russian insurgency. He also appealed to the European Union for urgent financial help.
The arms industry
US weapons sales are down and Russia's are up.
Russian military jet nearly collides with passenger plane - again
The Swedish military has announced another close call between a Russian military aircraft and a passenger airline. The latest incident comes amid growing concerns over Russia's increasing military activity.
Von der Leyen in surprise Afghanistan visit
Ursula von der Leyen is in the midst of an unannounced visit to Afghanistan. The German defense minister's visit is her third since taking office and comes two weeks before the NATO combat mission ends.
US releases final Afghan detainees
As NATO's Afghan combat mission winds down towards its December 31 withdrawal date, the US has released its final detainees from prisons there. One of the three prisoners was cited in the US Senate report on torture.
Ignorant appeal
An anti-war appeal by 60 famous Germans overlooks key facts about Eastern Europe, says DW's Ingo Mannteufel.
US, NATO close combat command in Afghanistan
Thirteen years after invading Afghanistan in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the US and NATO have closed their combat command. Violence, however, is expected to continue.
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