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Europe's €454bn defence spend deepens reliance on US systems
EU members plan record military outlay this year but over a third flows to American contractors, locking in dependence on US jets, missiles and intelligence.
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Ian Lesser
Security researcher and former military historian, German Marshall Fund
What we have reported
- Warns that Europe's defence spending lacks coherence and that historical perspective shows stable security relationships can unravel quickly.
- Warned Europe is unprepared for Trump's tariff threats and the resulting disruption to global trade cornerstones.
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Europe braces for Trump 2.0 as trade and defence tensions escalate
With Germany's economy shrinking and the EU-US trade surplus at €15.4 billion, European leaders scramble to manage an unpredictable US president who links tariffs to NATO commitments and threatens Greenland.
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