Europe
This is something that has long been talked about, and right now the strategic environment may feel quite conducive to it. But ultimately, it doesn’t really have much support....One reason is because it could in itself precipitate an American withdrawal from Europe, making Nato less effective. But another is that no one truly has faith in it. Otherwise, why did the Finns and the Swedes, who are both EU members, join Nato after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?” “Ultimately, it’s all about deterrence,” Arnold adds. “The Russians will always worry about what America may do, but they are much less concerned about the Europeans.”
