European defence, unlike the current eurocrisis, rarely figures in the headlines. But it is an equally testing issue which requires a framework to deal with challenging situations in a volatile environment. The demands made on Europe’s military powers during Libya’s civil war were a sobering reality test which raises the need to examine Europe’s defensive strategic reorientation.
EUROPE lacks a single identity to guide its strategic military interests but Europe remains an essential national interest to the United States and a powerful global trading bloc.
The US does not consider Europe to be in military danger and believes it is too weak and non-committal as a group to p...
