Europe’s Trump challenge: Is it ready to fight
Vladimir Putin alone?
The Continent contemplates the end of its Pax
Americana.
By LAURA
KAYALI
in Paris
JANUARY 24,
2024 5:54 PM CET
https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-trump-ukraine-war-russia-nato-vladimir-putin/
Can Europe
fend off a Russian attack on its own?
It’s a
question that until now has been the stuff of fiction. But in the wake of the
Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine and with Donald Trump surging in the polls, it’s
one European policymakers are suddenly facing.
The former
— and possibly future — U.S. president has reportedly told European Union
officials he won’t come to the Continent’s aid if it’s attacked. But for
Europe, turning back decades of underinvestment in the military and rebuilding
an industrial base would take massive amounts of money and five to 10 years,
said several current and former military officials.
That’s time
Europe might not have.
POLITICO
looked at what capabilities Europe has now, its plans for beefing them up, and
the implications of a potential end to Europe’s Pax Americana — including
discussion in some countries about the need for their own, independent nuclear
deterrents.(…)
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