EU Diplomats Warn US to Halt Threats Over Iran
Officials say that following Trump’s threat to impose auto tariffs on the EU if they didn’t make moves against Iran under the P5+1 nuclear deal, European diplomats contacted the State Department to...
View ArticleOutgoing US Envoy Underscores Split Between US, German Interests
Outgoing US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenel stands as an unusually polarizing figure in US-German relations. Long a strong diplomatic post, some Germans are glad to be rid of Grenel, who is...
View ArticleTrump Orders 9,500 US Troops Out of Germany
Growing US-Germany tensions have reached the point where the Trump Administration has announced that 9,500 troops will be returning from Germany. This will leave 25,000 US troops there, which is the...
View ArticleUS Troop Pullout a ‘Wake Up Call,’ But Some German Officials Are Happy With It
The announced plan to withdraw 9,500 US troops from Germany has led to a quick reaction, with officials calling it a “wake up call.” They say it is a chance to loosen NATO ties with the US in...
View ArticleGermany Still Waiting for US to Inform Them of Troop Cuts
Last week’s announcement of 9,500 US troops being withdrawn from Germany continues to be a topic of discussion in Germany, though the German government says they haven’t heard a word yet from the US...
View ArticleHouse Republicans Oppose Trump’s Troop Cuts in Germany
Last week’s announcement of plans to withdraw 9,500 US troops from Germany was a surprise to many. It’s still a surprise to German officials, who say the US has yet to contact them and tell them about...
View ArticleDemocrats Introduce Bill to Block Trump’s Withdrawal of Troops From Germany
Initially announced weeks ago and announced against just a few days ago, the US plan to cut US troops from Germany remains controversial, and Democrats are pushing a bill in both the House and the...
View ArticleTrump Slams Germany, Says US Will ‘Probably’ Move Troops to Poland
President Trump met with Polish President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday, talking about bolstering defense cooperation. This is expected to come in the form of more US troops in Poland, as Trump says...
View ArticleEsper Assures NATO US Will Consult on Any Future Troop Movements
The Trump Administration’s planned drawdown of troops from Germany took NATO by surprise, and led to a lot more accusations of US unilateralism. Defense Secretary Mark Esper met with NATO officials...
View ArticleTrump Approves Cutting 9,500 US Troops From Germany
President Trump’s plans for Germany were announced again today by the Pentagon, and once again they say the plan is to cut 9,500 US troops from Germany, bringing the current level down to about...
View ArticleIran Triggers Nuclear Deal Dispute Mechanism
After months of the US trying to get an EU dispute mechanism going on the Iran nuclear deal, Iran has actually triggered it themselves, according to EU diplomats.Iran is saying that Germany, France,...
View ArticleGerman DM: US Pullout a Cause for Concern
German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer warned the US that troops being removed from Germany must remain in Europe, or else it would raise doubts about their commitment to NATO. She...
View ArticleSen. Inhofe Says US Drawdown From Germany Will Take ‘Years to Execute’
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Jim Inhofe (R-OK) was briefed on the US troop cuts in Germany, which the administration has announced a few times in recent weeks. He sought to downplay this,...
View ArticleEsper Outlines Plan to Cut 12,000 US Troops From Germany
Defense Secretary Mark Esper says that President Trump has approved of a plan to withdraw about 12,000 US troops from Germany, a move Trump directly tied to long-standing complaints that Germany...
View ArticlePompeo Spars With Senators on Germany Pullout
Testimony at the Senate saw Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the spot, getting grilled on several topics, but most specifically planned troop cuts in Germany, which some senators contended are a...
View ArticleUS Africa Command Told to Prepare to Move Out of Germany
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) has been ordered to make plans to potentially move its headquarters out of Stuttgart, Germany, as part of a US pullout of forces from Germany.AFRICOM chief Gen. Stephen...
View ArticlePoll: Nearly Half of Germans Favor US Troop Cuts
President Trump’s decision to cut US troops in Germany may have been done with an eye on punishing the Germans for not spending more on their military, but polls have consistently showed Germans...
View ArticleGerman Officials Object to US Senate Threats of Crushing Sanctions on Port
The German government has declared US sanctions threats “completely outrageous” after an open letter from three US Senators threatened “crushing legal and economic sanctions” against them for allowing...
View ArticleUS Air Force Says Moving Out of Germany Will ‘Take Some Time’
The US has plans to move troops out of Germany, and the Air Force is also ordered to move assets out. On Monday, Gen. Jeffrey Harrigan offered the first public comments on the Air Force plans, saying...
View ArticleBritain, France, and Germany Spurn US Plan for Iran Sanctions
Trump Administration officials have been saying this for weeks, but on Friday reiterated their intentions to try to enforce a UN Security Council resolution that includes broad sanctions against Iran....
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