Pentagon aggressively lobbies EU against Buy European weapons push – POLITICO

Pentagon aggressively lobbies EU against Buy European weapons push – POLITICO

“The United States strongly opposes any changes to the Directive that would limit US industry’s ability to support or otherwise participate in EU member state national defense procurements,” the US administration wrote forward of a deliberate replace of EU protection procurement legal guidelines. “Protectionist and exclusionary policies that strong-arm American companies out of the market…

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1 in 5 Europeans say dictatorship is likely to be preferable – POLITICO

1 in 5 Europeans say dictatorship is likely to be preferable – POLITICO

The research comes at a time of rising assist for populist and nationalist forces throughout the continent, with far-right events driving excessive within the polls in Germany, France and the UK “Traditional divisions between European countries are receding and the landscape is becoming more complex,” stated Dimitris Papadimitriou, professor of political science on the University…

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NATO deploys to Greenland to keep Trump onside – POLITICO

NATO deploys to Greenland to keep Trump onside – POLITICO

But in practice, “the threat hasn’t changed since the Cold War,” said Friis, the professor. The US can easily upgrade its early-warning missile radar system in Greenland, he argued, while melting ice will only boost the very marginal commercial shipping route in the Northern Sea Route near Russia — nowhere near Greenland. Icebreakers have few…

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