Can Europe Come to Its Own Defense?
- Posted on January 20, 2026
- By The Wall Street Journal
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Can Europe Come to Its Own Defense?
If Europe and the U.S. do break apart in a rupture of the trans-Atlantic alliance, would European countries be able to fill the resulting hole in their defenses themselves?
Many defense analysts think yes— just not quite yet.
Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Europe's def