AMERICANTHINKER - Freya vs. Patriot: What’s really behind the European air defense system?
By Mike Robertson Brussels is pursuing a long (anti-American) game, using Ukraine as cover.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Grant Newsham) - Getting the India-U.S. relationship back on track
Originally posted by The Sunday Guardian
But is the India-US really off the track? Even if it’s currently in a ‘down’ moment, look back 40 years and things still look pretty good. First, the US ambassador to India is a lot better than his predecessor. I’ve read that the Indian commentariat and foreign policy establishment is more wary of the United States than anytime this century. Maybe so. But 26 years is not a particularly long time, and it often seems that there’s a “manic” aspect on the Indian side when considering the bilateral relationship. Perhaps people get a little too excited when things are going well, and a little too depressed when the occasional hiccups happen. But is the India-US really off the track? Even if it’s currently in a “down”…Open
JUSTTHENEWS (Eric J. Lyman) - EU leaders now preaching 'strategic autonomy,' as future remains tied to unpredictable Putin
After Putin's threats against EU and NATO member state Latvia, European leaders worry about increasing instability in Russia.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Filip Gaspar) - How the German Right Sees Iran
The Alternative for Germany party is rethinking the Western alliance. The post How the German Right Sees Iran appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs How the German Right Sees Iran The Alternative for Germany party is rethinking the Western alliance. The Iran war has become a test for Germany’s strategic independence and economic resilience. Germany, so far, appears to be failing the test. As Germans debate the issue and reconsider past policy choices, no party has seized the moment more deliberately than the Alternative for Germany, now one of the strongest political forces and the clearest nationalist challenge to Berlin’s governing consensus. The conflict is not simply a distant war in the Middle East, but yet another sign of deeper disorder within the…Open
NYTIMES (Anton Jäger) - Europe Is in Danger, and It’s Doing Basically Nothing About It
European politicians have colluded in their dependency on a rogue America.
NYTIMES (Steven Erlanger) - Germany Has Ratcheted Up Defense Spending. In Europe, That Worries Some People.
Soon the country’s armed forces budget could exceed those of Britain and France combined. In Paris, there are concerns that European “strategic autonomy” will have a German accent.
NYTIMES (David E. Sanger) - In Munich, Europe Says It Is ‘De-risking’ From the U.S. Amid Trump’s Unpredictability
In Munich, European leaders were also talking about “de-risking” from the United States, citing President Trump’s unpredictability.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Matthew MacKenzie) - American Conservatives Don’t Hate Europe
But they do reject the erosion of its civilization. The post American Conservatives Don’t Hate Europe appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs American Conservatives Don’t Hate Europe But they do reject the erosion of its civilization. ’Open