Europe Uncovered?
As Russia continues to threaten Europe, the Trump administration is making no secret of its desire to withdraw—at least partially—from the defense of the Old
Continent in order to focus on strategic competition with China. It is thus putting pressure on its European allies to increase their investment in the military sector. The NATO Summit in The Hague in June 2025 resulted in ambitious commitments by member states to increase their defense spending.
Élie Tenenbaum is Director of the Security Studies Center at Ifri.
Guillaume Garnier is an Associate Research Fellow at Ifri's Security Studies Center.
Article published, in French only, in: Politique étrangère, Vol. 90, No. 3, 2025.
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