NATO split Trump’s demand is splitting the alliance’s European nations into three groupings, said Camille Grand, a former NATO assistant secretary-general who’s now a distinguished policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. A “relatively small group” that includes the Baltic nations and Poland is already spending nearly 5 percent of GDP on defense…
Next, Trump must exercise restraint when considering summit encounters with Putin: An early summit would be a completely undeserved reward for the Russian leader. It should only be considered toward the end of a promising negotiation process. Moreover, the Russian side may well be planning a surprise military attack or major offensive in order to…
It was a mix of surprise and bewilderment in Brussels last week when European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, a notable China hawk, floated the prospect of cutting new “agreements” with Beijing, and then added for the second time this year that the pair could “even expand trade and investment ties”. Her remarks were…
Even though Scholz, following the U.S. lead, ultimately turned Germany into Europe’s largest contributor of arms to Ukraine — and second overall after the U.S. — it hasn’t been enough for Ukraine to keep Russia on the defensive. (Germany has committed about €11 billion in military aid to Ukraine so far, compared to €57 billion from the U.S.)…