INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
(Analysis) Germany and Europe at large face a moment of reckoning as the United States signals its retreat from traditional alliances.The
fallout from a dramatic February 28 exchange at the White House, where President Donald Trump publicly rebuked Ukrainian President Volodymyr
reliance on the United States for security has become a dangerous liability
Geopolitical shifts are unmistakable
Political scientist Carlo Masala of the Bundeswehr University told Deutschlandfunk that Europe must prepare for a future without the United
crossroads, struggling to define its role in a rapidly changing global order
(Photo Internet reproduction)Germany faces recession as growth lags below 2%, and the continent bleeds economically from severed trade ties
February 23, conservative CDU/CSU parties and the Social Democrats (SPD) are locked in negotiations
They are working to form a government under CDU leader Friedrich Merz.Outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz leads a caretaker government but
avoids long-term decisions as his influence wanes
constitutional amendments to relax debt limits or special funding mechanisms, both requiring significant political consensus
new alignments with Russia and Saudi Arabia, Europe clings to a faltering strategy in Ukraine
This approach has already cost an estimated million lives.Critics argue that European leaders remain trapped in Cold War-era thinking,
unwilling to confront a reality where America no longer guarantees their security
The irony is stark: while the United States demands more European defense spending, it simultaneously pulls back militarily.Observers see
Germany must now decide whether to double down on its dependence or embrace sovereignty in an increasingly multipolar world.The stakes are
existential; failure to adapt risks relegating Europe to irrelevance in global affairs
As war drums echo across Brussels and Berlin, the question remains whether Europe can break free from its fatal embrace with outdated
