Saturday, June 21, 2025

Can Europe Survive on its Own?

Europe Is Finally Ready to Spend More on Defense. The Hard Part Is How.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/business/europe-nato-defense-spending.html
After a yearslong debate over NATO spending, European nations are poised to commit more funds to deter Russia. Now the region must decide how to unify its fragmented manufacturing.
 
Trump has handed Europe a chance to shape its own future
https://www.ft.com/content/74186fb2-886f-431d-a705-4315651a373f
American retreat should be the catalyst for deeper integration and with it a stronger EU.


Europe’s Growing Fear: How Trump Might Use U.S. Tech Dominance Against It
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/technology/us-tech-europe-microsoft-trump-icc.html
To comply with a Trump executive order, Microsoft recently helped suspend the email account of an International Criminal Court prosecutor in the Netherlands who was investigating Israel for war crimes.