“In 15 years, in an ideal world, the United States and Europe should be relatively equal partners and allies, not security provider and dependent,” FP’s Emma Ashford wrote recently.
Regardless of how U.S. politics unfolds in that time, there’s a consensus in Europe that the continent can no longer rely on its trans-Atlantic partner for defense. The question is what Europe’s transformation will look like—and whether increases in military spending will translate into notably greater defensive capabilities.
This edition of The Reading List provides a snapshot into how experts are thinking about Europe’s strategic reboot and what it should entail.
Passing the Baton in Europe
There has rarely been a safer window for the transition of security on the continent away from America, FP’s Emma Ashford writes.
How Europe’s Future Hinges on Defense
Jared Cohen tells FP’s Ravi Agrawal: “Without economic growth, you start to evaporate geopolitically.”
Europe Is Still Defenseless Without America
Franz-Stefan Gady weighs in on the future of NATO.
Europe Has Willed Itself to Power
How the continent earned a seat at the table that will decide Ukraine’s fate, according to Michael Kimmage and Linas Kojala.
Europe Needs a Complete Strategic Reboot
If the continent’s leaders can’t make tough choices themselves, they should let their citizens make those decisions for them, Kishore Mahbubani writes.
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