What Asia can learn from European rearmament

Europe's pivot serves as a warning: US military intervention should no longer be taken for granted

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From left: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump-era U.S. policy has prompted Europe to take greater responsibility for its own defense. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)

HIROYUKI AKITA

TALLINN, Estonia -- Europe is undergoing its most dramatic security realignment since the end of the Cold War, a shift with far-reaching implications for the continent and beyond. At the heart of this transformation is a growing determination to strengthen its own defense capabilities while reducing reliance on the U.S. military.

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