Yves here. Former ambassador Chas Freeman observed that it was unnatural for EU countries to be dependent on the US for security, which then dictated substantial elements of their foreign policy. He said they needed to grow up. As the post below describes, that process is starting, with the biggest states, France, Germany, and Poland, jockeying for position.

By Andrew Korybko, a Moscow-based American political analyst who specializes in the global systemic transition to multipolarity in the New Cold War. He has a PhD from MGIMO, which is under the umbrella of the Russian Foreign Ministry. Originally published at his website

French President Macron’s declaration on Wednesday that he’s flirting with extending his country’s nuclear umbrella over other continental allies shows that he’s throwing down the gauntlet to Germany and Poland for leadership of post-conflict Europe. Outgoing German Chancellor Scholz published an hegemonic manifesto in December 2022 that

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