During the Cold War, at least one year of military service was an obligatory requirement in most European nations.

The news last week that Poland and the three Baltic nations are withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention banning member nations ...

French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting the leaders of nearly 30 countries plus NATO and European Union chiefs. The ...

Political changes, higher defence spending and a shift in focus towards national priorities have seen many European aid ...

So what are countries in Europe doing to prepare their citizens in case of conflict? Yahoo explains... The French government has created a survival guide for citizens on how to cope with nationwide ...

The Soviet Union stretched across Asia and Europe and ruled more than 15 republics. Unfortunately, the era of centralized ...

PARIS: France and Britain will continue to forge ahead with plans to deploy troops in Ukraine to secure an eventual peace ...

Peacekeepers have frequently failed to prevent wars. Ukraine's best chance to keep the peace is mechanized forces with a ...

But the conflict is raging on ... peace deal by dissuading Russia from attacking the country again. Some European countries are more comfortable with a potential deployment than others ...