Europe mulls the prospect of a NATO without the US Teri Schultz +++ © 2026 Deutsche Welle

Europe mulls the prospect of a NATO without the US Teri Schultz 3 hours ago3 hours ago As the US president escalates threats to destroy Iran, will NATO be collateral damage? A former American ambassador says the alliance is “not dead” but “deeply damaged” by transatlantic divisions. https://www.dw.com/en/europe-mulls-the-prospect-of-a-nato-without-the-us/a-76682522 © 2026 Deutsche Welle Germany rehearses mass evacuations for a NATO war Gasia Ohanes 04/04/2026April 4, 2026 The threat from Russia has pushed Germany to carry out its biggest war drill of its kind in decades — testing its readiness for mass evacuations of wounded allied soldiers from NATO's eastern border in Lithuania. https://www.dw.com/en/germany-nato-russia-military-exercise-health-care/video-76656591 © 2026 Deutsche Welle European NATO defense spending rose by almost 20% in 2025 Mark Hallam with dpa, Reuters 03/26/2026March 26, 2026 European NATO members and Canada increased their defense spending by an aggregate of 19.6% in 2025, the second consecutive year at that rate. German defense spending, famously sluggish to rise, reached 2.4% of GDP. https://www.dw.com/en/european-nato-defense-spending-rose-by-almost-20-in-2025/a-76544678 © 2026 Deutsche Welle