"Public opinion polling found majorities, ranging from 54 percent of Poles to 83 percent of Austrians, affirming that if there were a conflict between the United States and China, they would choose to actively support neither."
This is not an alliance.
nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/auku…
This is not an alliance.
nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/auku…
Europe has no effective military forces, they don't want to align with the U.S. economically, they aren't poor and threatened by Soviet armies. What's the rationale for the U.S. committing resources to European defense?
The current relationship between the U.S. and Europe is dysfunctional. By shielding Europe militarily and economically, the U.S. incentivizes Europe to under-project power, which is as dangerous as over-projecting it.
What we really need from Europe is economic alignment on tech transfers and standards contra China, which is a big deal. Still it's pretty obvious that Europeans are interested in selling German cars to China over everything else. It's time to recognize this.
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