I appreciate your position, but I think it's mainly one in hindsight, 20/20 etc..
The reality is that the EU has had plans for strategic autonomy in case of necessity, for a longer time. But hasn't enacted them because the US was a trusted partner. And this has been the balance of things since the 2nd world war, so roughly 85 years.
The reality now is upside down: In most of the EU the US now has a reputation on par with Russia and China, and the theme is to enact strategic autonomy as soon as possible.
This is a tipping point, because up until now the US enjoyed the position of uncontested dominance, backed by a multiplier equal it's economic weight and global influence etc.. This is no longer self-evident, because of reasons, but at the end of the day this is due to decisions Americans made and which their children will also have to live with.
I genuinely wonder if this isn't the decade in which the US shot itself in the head and crippled itself for the next 85 years. For basically no reason, other than self-interested and self-enriching politics.
It's literally incredible how much hard work and effort was thrown out in the span of two years, which took hundreds of years to accumulate. And I don't think the second time roud will be any easier or quicker.
The reality is that the EU has had plans for strategic autonomy in case of necessity, for a longer time. But hasn't enacted them because the US was a trusted partner. And this has been the balance of things since the 2nd world war, so roughly 85 years.
The reality now is upside down: In most of the EU the US now has a reputation on par with Russia and China, and the theme is to enact strategic autonomy as soon as possible.
This is a tipping point, because up until now the US enjoyed the position of uncontested dominance, backed by a multiplier equal it's economic weight and global influence etc.. This is no longer self-evident, because of reasons, but at the end of the day this is due to decisions Americans made and which their children will also have to live with.
I genuinely wonder if this isn't the decade in which the US shot itself in the head and crippled itself for the next 85 years. For basically no reason, other than self-interested and self-enriching politics.
It's literally incredible how much hard work and effort was thrown out in the span of two years, which took hundreds of years to accumulate. And I don't think the second time roud will be any easier or quicker.