Europe did not outsource its defense capabilities to the USA, but it did allow itself to become dependent, and hence vulnerable. It did the same with the constellation of industries which create artificial intelligence. On both issues, the dangerous consequences are only truly being felt during President Trump’s second term.
By undermining NATO, attacking U.S. academic institutions, and injecting deep uncertainty into America’s role on the world stage, Trump has suddenly and alarmingly revealed the U.S. to be an unreliable ally. Europe is left exposed.
