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America will not. Europe’s security depends on agreeing how to
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But with America now an unreliable ally, will it be enough to counter Russia?
Defence spending is rising, but strategic autonomy is years away
The country’s defensive cordon could yet be bargained away
Ukraine can be the forward operating laboratory for Europe’s own future air security
