Pistorius says Europe must take greater responsibility for security
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · May 2
Pistorius says Europe must take greater responsibility for security
10 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 2
Responding to Washington's decision to withdraw about 5,000 US troops from Germany, he said Europe must do more while 35,000 American service members remain stationed there.
The German defence minister also stressed that Europe and the United States still share important military interests despite the planned reduction in the US presence.
His remarks followed the Trump administration's Friday move, highlighting renewed pressure on European allies to strengthen their own defence role as US force commitments shift.
Can Europe's new defense plans truly fill the strategic gaps left by departing US troops and technology?
With US reliability questioned, is a European nuclear deterrent involving France and Germany now an inevitable reality?