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Europe must stop โ€˜dreamingโ€™ about defence without US, Rutte warns (www.ft.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42211261

Nato chief says continent cannot afford to replace American security umbrella

WTF Mark!

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[โ€“] 7 points 6 months ago (1 child)

That's what I am thinking. NATO is a USA centered alliance for looking after US interests. European interest happened to coincide with theirs for a long time, but clearly the USA is growing increasingly disinterested. Europeans should probably take over most of it, make it a Europe centered alliance.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I was thinking we could keep the name if we focus on the north of the Atlantic, e.g. Greenland. Makes more sense to have loyal Canada as a member :)

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 6 months ago

    Yeah the Arctic and North Atlantic are important to Europe without a doubt. No name change needed, just Europe taking more initiative, leadership and becoming more central in the organization.

    Canada is a natural partner in the Arctic and North Atlantic. So is of course also the USA, but they cannot be trusted: (

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