NATO commanders to draw up plans for possible new battlegroups in eastern Europe

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO has tasked its commanders to work out details for a deployment of battlegroups to the alliance's southeastern flank in response to Russia's military build-up on Ukraine's…

Analysis: Afghanistan pullout spurs EU to revive rapid reaction force

By Robin Emmott and John Chalmers LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - The chaotic withdrawal of Western forces from Afghanistan has shown that the European Union needs to intervene militarily in a crisis…