The only good news about today's text of US-Germany agreement on #NS2 is that it is finally published. The rest is bad. First, the deal has no new meaningful elements which will reduce the pernicious effects of NS2 for European (and now transatlantic) security and unity. 1/
Second,side-lining and de facto humiliating the most interested Allies and partners is not a sign of leadership, but a sign of bad habits from the past. Third, handing over a free gift to Putin and his enablers in Europe is a dangerous move when we need the opposite now. 2/
Fourth, it will not put aside a thorny issue in order to unite the West on "bigger issues" - it creates more problems that it solves, or at best - kicks the problems into the future. Last, this bad deal has generated a lot of empty self-congratulation among its supporters 3/
Bottom line - months of secrecy and 'trust us' pledges have yielded a result which was not worth the effort. The Western alliance will remain strong but its leadership has scored an own goal.

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