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Germany’s Chancellor Merz goes to Washington
Brookings Institution · 2025-06-17 · Article · 1,456 words
For Trump, the visit held no special importance. For Merz, in contrast, the stakes of the visit could not have been higher.
How can Europe defend Ukraine?
Brookings Institution · 2025-06-17 · Article · 2,003 words
The most important thing Europe can do is invest in Ukraine’s defense industrial base and its national capabilities.
How must Europe reorganize its conventional defense?
Brookings Institution · 2025-06-17 · Article · 2,968 words · PDF available
The objective should not be to compensate like-for-like the role that the United States is currently playing in European defense.
Should Europeans develop an independent nuclear deterrent?
Brookings Institution · 2025-06-17 · Article · 3,208 words
The biggest challenge today is shaping developments so that Europe does not fall into a "deterrence gap" as a result of U.S. repositioning.