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The Europeans are discovering that if the U.S. doesn't want to back their forces, they are quite vulnerable,
said Sten Rynning, a visiting lecturer at NATO’s defence college and professor at the Danish Institute for Advanced Study
We need to see not only Russia as a threat, but also ... more global geopolitical developments, and where Americans will put their strategic attention,
European Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius told reporters this weekThe advent of the Trump administration has given history a shove, and concentrated minds about what needs to be done,
summed up Ian Lesser of the German Marshall Fund think tank
It's clear that a Europe that takes defence, not just more seriously, but more autonomously, is going to want to include new actors including Britain, Norway but also Turkey,
said Lesser, who also sees a chance of a "stronger European pole" within NATO emerging in times aheadMany taboos have been shattered in recent weeks,
said Lesser, on everything from deterrence to financeThis has really helped turn a page with the United Kingdom,
said Camille Grand, policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations
Right now, it's not there,
the bloc's top diplomat Kaja Kallas acknowledged Wednesday
People in the academy around the country are looking to see what Columbia does here,
said Samuel Bagenstos, a law professor at the University of Michigan
If you can’t keep your subway safe ... we’re going to pull your money,
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said,
Even last night, after Putin’s conversation with ... Trump, when Putin said that he was allegedly giving orders to stop strikes on Ukrainian energy, there were 150 drones launched overnight, including on energy facilities,
Zelenskyy said at a news conference in Helsinki with Finnish President Alexander Stubb
District court judges have now decided they are in command of the Armed Forces…is there no end to this madness?”
Trump’s deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, posted about the ruling on social media, writingRequiring beneficiaries to seek assistance exclusively online, through artificial intelligence, or in person at SSA field offices would create additional barriers, particularly for those who live far from an office,
the letter readsDue to the recent and unprecedented political changes in the United States, I feel morally obligated to withdraw from all engagements in the U.S. for the 2025-26 season,
he said in a statementWe are very much on track,
Trump added, saying