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By James Schneider

Without US military support, we need a European defence union. Here’s what that looks like | Paul Taylor

The fledgling ‘coalition of the willing’ assembled for Ukraine could form the basis for an urgent European security response After a year of Donald Trump’s second term and two Munich Security Conferences, we now know that Europe will have to defend itself in future with less US support; probably with much less US support; and possibly – gulp – with no US support at all. European leaders recognise that they need to reduce overdependence on the US. Yet many, including Keir Starmer and to an extent Friedrich Merz, are still clinging to the wreckage of the transatlantic relationship. They do so in hope, rather than certainty, that the US will come to Europe’s aid if Russia attacks Nato territory. Who truly believes that Trump, who prefers one-day displays of US power, would commit US forces to an open-ended war in Europe – with potential nuclear risks – if Vladimir Putin suddenly grabbed a Russian-speaking border town in Estonia, or the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard? Paul Taylor is a senior visiting fellow at the European Policy Centre Continue reading...

By Paul Taylor

Vance Says Iran Is Ignoring Core U.S. Demands in Talks - The Wall Street Journal

Vance Says Iran Is Ignoring Core U.S. Demands in Talks  The Wall Street Journal

Trump needs to show Iran a carrot and stick - The Times

Trump needs to show Iran a carrot and stick  The Times