French president emmanuel macron has been talking about the need for independent european defense forces — “ strategic autonomy ” — for years. Of the european members of nato, the uk, greece, france, poland, the nordics and baltics are the most defence ready, and some of them are already spending ambitiously. Here are five developments in the last few weeks that highlight the growing distrust between the u.s Trump's return to office has left european leaders on edge about the future of. Are we indeed in the last days of nato What would replace it, if anything
Or, if it survived, what would nato look like without the us? Europe’s biggest military powers are drawing up plans to take on greater responsibilities for the continent’s defence from the united states, including a pitch to the administration of president. For some leaders, the comments point in a clear direction Europe will soon be on its own in nato Effectively, it may well be already. The alliance's famous article 5 holds.
Troops on the ground, something mr Trump has in any case ruled out. According to a recent survey of european experts, withdrawal from europe by the united states would be as destabilising for the eu as a nuclear attack by russia (1) With the return of president donald trump, their concerns could soon become a reality.
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