Illusions of European strategic

Over the decades, Europe’s quest for the easy way resulted in an overly dependent position vis-à-vis the United States. Just days before the 2020 US presidential election, the German defense minister stated, unabashed: “We have to acknowledge that, for the foreseeable future, we will remain dependent. . . . Illusions of European strategic autonomy must come to an end: Europeans will not be able to replace America’s crucial role as a security provider.” Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Europe’s dependency has grown multifold. As Jeremy Shapiro, research director at the European Council on Foreign Relations noted, the pre-2022 situation where Germany (and Europe) was seen as dependent สล็อต