Tag: Defense Spending

Partners, not protectorates - What will future American alliances look like?

Politics Richard Haass - June 3, 2026.

US President Donald Trump’s second administration has been clear from the outset that it would recast American foreign policy in fundamental ways. Its National Security Strategy,...

Bigger defense budgets are not enough to secure Europe

EU Paolo Surico - April 30, 2026.

After years of underinvestment, Europe is finally beginning to increase defense spending. Few have put the stakes more bluntly than former NATO Secretary-General George Robertson, who...

Europe should identify strategically important sectors to keep the US as a reliable partner

Politics Jim O’Brien - August 21, 2025.

The confusion sewn by the Alaska summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the follow-up summit between Trump and European...