Security and defense will have to rest more on Europe — and less on the US
Last week’s NATO Summit didn’t feel much like a celebration. Instead, the mood in Washington was full of anxiety, caused by two men who weren’t even there; Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.
It was supposed to be a celebration. NATO has been the cornerstone of security and peace in Europe for 75 years — a military alliance that enabled a Continent devastated by two world wars to emerge much more secure, prosperous and united.
But last week’s NATO summit didn’t feel much like a celebration. Sure, there were concerts and plaudits, social dinners with toasts and speeches. There was even a Presidential Medal of Freedom for outgoing NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
Yet, for all the reveling in the alliance’s past success, there was no escaping the anxiety that permeated every discussion across the three-day affair.
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Hi Mark, thanks for kind words. I was never on the Hill ... but my wife, Elisa Harris, was which is probably how we met. Hope you're well (under the circumstances)! Ivo
Apologies, enjoying!