The nuclear pact recently signed by Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer reflects how an emerging post-liberal Europe is taking the form of a defence community. Britain can help shape the continent’s ...

Temperature anomaly map over Europe from 9 July 2025 showing heat over the UK before a possible heatwave.

Britain could try to negotiate access for UK companies to joint defence projects under Security Action For Europe (SAFE) - an EU loan scheme worth 150 billion euros ($168 billion) - and how much ...

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the European leaders' summit to discuss Ukraine, at Lancaster House, London, Sunday March 2, 2025.

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen following a United Kingdom and European Union summit at Lancaster House, London, Monday, May 19, 2025.

If Britain stays outside the EU’s system, that could mean tariffs on many exports to Europe, which aligning the two schemes would avoid. The EU wants to cut red tape and visa obstacles to ...