Europe faces growing uncertainty over continued U.S. backing, prompting calls for the continent to strengthen its own defenses through coordinated financial and industrial efforts. Analysts warn that without greater self-reliance, European security could remain vulnerable to shifting global alliances. The push highlights the need for deeper economic and military integration to address long-term defense challenges. Whether Brussels can unite member states behind such a strategy remains an open question.
With US support increasingly uncertain, Europe must mobilise its financial and industrial power to defend itself.
