The conflict centered on the prospect of German reunification. A reunited Germany would not only alter the balance of power in Europe; it would also extend Schengen’s frontier eastward.

Germany summoned the Chinese ambassador to the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday after saying China’s military had laser targeted a ...

Weeks after Germany’s new center-right government began imposing checks on its border with Poland and turning back some ...

One of the results of the stark change in mood is that the new chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, recently declared his intention to make the Bundeswehr the strongest armed forces in Europe.

A new Trump presidency and the Ukraine war have pushed Germany to change its constitution to spend more on its military.

Germany's new chancellor vowed to build Europe's strongest army — but experts say underinvestment, recruitment, and politics may stand in the way. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil emphasizes the need to reinvigorate the German economy through strategic investments ...

The path Germany takes will have profound consequences, from how it leads in an urgently militarizing Europe, to whether right-wing extremism might rekindle the kind of resurgent nationalism that ...

A German with a bag reading "The east does it" attends an election campaign rally of the far-right Alternative for Germany, AfD, in Suhl, Germany, Aug. 13. Markus Schreiber/AP hide caption ...