The Meaning of Germany's Dramatic Rearmament

The Meaning of Germany's Dramatic Rearmament

For decades, some in Europe talked up the need for “collective European defense,” a policy to sharply reduce dependence on Washington for military protection. The debate never got far because Britain and Germany saw no reason to jeopardize transatlantic ties with a drive for security independence. When Russia launched a full-on invasion of Ukraine in 2022, it quickly became clear that Europe’s dependence on America for military muscle was deeper…

Having travelled through, for him, important European capitals – Paris, Warsaw, Brussels and Kiev – Frie...