Europe

The US arms sector relies on importing strategic materials, and the plans to ease this will take years to take effect

The coalition parties are deeply divided over the plans for next year’s budget

Headline inflation slowed to the target of 2.0% in May but high living costs remain a key political issue

Cyberattacks such as the Colonial Pipeline attack in 2021 have highlighted the need to secure energy supply chains

Visegrad Four's budget deficits come under scrutiny as the European Commission renews the excessive deficit procedure

An upgrade in US-Cypriot relations highlights Nicosia’s effort to improve ties with Washington

The G7 summit confirms that the Western approach to China’s over-capacity and states supporting Russia is hardening

New details have emerged of a major drawdown in France's military presence in West Africa and the Sahel