A Europe that spends more on defense will be less dependent on Washington—and less deferential to it.

"The target is that Europe takes over the conventional defense of the European continent."

"To stay transatlantic, we have to become more European," Mark Rutte said ahead of a NATO summit in Ankara, where European allies are expected to showcase their beefed-up defence…

A Europe that spends more on defense will be less dependent on Washington—and less deferential to it.