The Russian threat is not going away any time soon. To defend themselves without America’s help, Europeans need to pursue a new, distinctly European model of defence and deterrence.
@jpuglierin.bsky.social, @rafaelloss.bsky.social & @mprochwicz.bsky.social explore how ⬇️
ecfr.eu/publication/...
Good input to the “intellectual Big-Bang”on European defence by @ecfr.eu.
Wide scope of issues, deep analysis/ideas: from European defence industry development to European Strategic Enablers, from European nuclear deterrence to the role of E5+ in pan-European defence developments. 1/
The US is just reassigning assets that NATO Europe can totally backfill, like *checks notes*... an aircraft carrier strike group and nuclear-powered attack submarines. www.ft.com/content/a217...
Between an expansionist Russia and a careless America, one thing is clear: Europeans must be prepared to defend themselves, and quickly.
In our new publication for @ecfr.eu, @mprochwicz.bsky.social @jpuglierin.bsky.social and I outline a European way of defence.
👉 ecfr.eu/publication/...
Europeans face a kind of “Schrödinger’s NATO”: the US appears both committed to, and absent from, the alliance at the same time. Instead of keeping NATO fully reliant on America, Europeans need to create a security architecture underpinned by Europeans themselves. 1/3