Europe has no more chance – ISNA

According to Isna, the American media in an article referring to the victory of “Donald Trump” the president-elect of the United States in the presidential elections of this country, emphasized that European countries should use the last opportunities to increase their participation in NATO and ensure the security of Europe and their dependence on the United States. reduce United

According to Foreign Affairs, the foundation of European security has been provided through the NATO military alliance for several decades; But today, with “Donald Trump” back in the White House, there is a danger that the support of the United States will decrease.

According to this report, although the concern about the reduction of American support has increased during the Trump era, dissatisfaction with Europe’s lack of work in the NATO alliance has been intensifying in the United States for several years. Europe has several years to increase investment in its defense power. After the start of the war in Ukraine, the countries of the green continent heard the last alarm to strengthen their defense forces, but still preferred to rely on the United States. Now that the possibility of reducing or stopping US military support for Europe has increased, Foreign Affairs emphasizes that the leaders of the green continent can no longer blame Washington.

Emphasizing that Europe should find an integrated strategy to ensure the peace and stability of this continent, Farren Ferez considers urgent economic and military support for Ukraine, the creation of an integrated defense industry in Europe, and increasing participation in the NATO alliance necessary for Europe.

With the beginning of the Second World War, the security of Europe was considered as one of the basic interests of the United States, and the United States knew that only by supporting stability and peace in Europe, it could expand its power globally. This cooperation was strengthened during the Cold War, and in 1949, with the formation of the NATO alliance, Europe was able to continue its progress and reconstruction under the security umbrella of the United States.

According to Foreign Affairs, the relative stability caused many European countries to reduce their defense spending and to think that the war is over from the green continent forever. European armies focused on military intervention in foreign countries and ignored the ability to defend their own land. On the other hand, the fruitless presence of the United States in costly conflicts in West Asia severely reduced the country’s resources.

Meanwhile, Russia and China gradually challenged the unipolar world order of the United States, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, who took office in 2012, determined to be on an equal footing with the United States.

According to the American media, Trump may have called for an increase in the participation of European countries in NATO in the most serious tone, but what the Europeans realized late was that the dissatisfaction with the excessive dependence of the green continent on the United States has been institutionalized in the political infrastructure of various currents in the United States. To the extent that even the former President of the United States, Barack Obama, emphasized the need for America to withdraw from Europe and West Asia to focus on the Indo-Pacific region.

According to this report, in 2016, when Trump took office, Europeans hoped for the end of his presidency. Although in the Biden administration, with the start of the Ukraine war, the United States’ support for Europe increased again, but according to Foreign Affairs, this increase was temporary and all senior American politicians from different parties want to increase the independence of Europe and reduce the dependence of this continent on the United States.

The American media reported that for the first time since World War II, the green continent should be ready to end a major conflict in Europe, referring to Trump’s desire to immediately stop the US military support to Ukraine. At the same time, it is even possible that Trump is looking for an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin; An agreement that will probably cost Europe.

According to the report, Europe needs to rapidly strengthen its defense capabilities, but this will require a political leadership that is not currently found on the continent. Germany’s coalition government has collapsed and the country’s politicians will be busy holding early elections in the coming months. In France, President Emmanuel Macron has lost his parliamentary majority and is politically weakened. On the other hand, EU relations with Britain, which is one of the most powerful military forces in Europe, remain tense.

According to Foreign Affairs, the European Union should rebuild its military capabilities and industries and reduce its dependence on foreign weapons. The major military powers of this continent, namely France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom, should help by developing a common strategy to increase production and reduce costs by integrating all parts of the production cycle.

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