Europe's Strategic Edge: Why America Needs to Keep Its Alliance
An op‑ed from The Bulwark argues that US-European alliances are a strategic asset, not charity. Rubio and Colby use Munich to push a transactional view of burden-sharing, potentially eroding NATO and deterrence, while the piece emphasizes that Europe’s forward US presence enables rapid crisis response and power projection. European defense spending has risen largely due to Russia, not American coercion, and NATO’s cohesion is essential for US interests; treating alliances as negotiable could weaken the security architecture that underpins American strategy.
