‘Happy vassal’ or ‘strategic hedging’? Europe’s hard choices as NATO crumbles
By Piri ·
NATO faces renewed strain under the second Trump administration, with US troop shifts between Germany and Poland, signals of possible Ukrainian territorial concessions, and reluctance to back US actions on Iran. European leaders confront risks of abandonment, entanglement, appropriation and extortion, as the post-1945 transatlantic security order erodes and dependency on US command structures persists.
Chapters
- NATO Summits in The Hague and Ankara
- Trump's Troop Maneuvers Cause Concern
- NATO Survival and Historical Reliability
- Abandonment Entanglement Appropriation Extortion
- End of American Europe Emerging
- Four Problems With Optimistic View
- Deeper Transformation and Security Dimensions
- Territorial Integrity and Defensive Posture
- Security as Autonomy Requirements
- Security as World-Making Capacity
- Option One Happy American Vassals
- Option Two Gaullist National Strategies
- Option Three Euto European Alliance
- Modest Steps Toward Autonomy
- Option Four Strategic Hedging Posture
Adapted from Glyn Morgan.