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Europe Should Step Up Military Support in Its Own Backyard to Free Up US for Asia-Pacific

Europe must contribute more to its own defense to free American resources for addressing challenges in the Asia-Pacific.
Europe Should Step Up Military Support in Its Own Backyard to Free Up US for Asia-Pacific
(L-R) Yulia Svyrydenko, Ukraine's deputy prime minister and minister of the economy, and French cabinet ministers Jean Noel Barrot, Eric Lombard, and Laurent Saint Martin in Paris, France, on March 7, 2025. Bastien Ohier/Hans Lucas via AFP via Getty Images
Carl Schuster
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The European Union member states’ chiefs of defense meeting on Ukraine peacekeeping just ended without result.

Carl Schuster
Carl Schuster
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Carl Schuster is a freelance writer who retired from the U.S. Navy as a captain after 25 years of active-duty service. His post-military career spanned 25 years as a university lecturer and defense consultant. He currently resides in Honolulu, Hawaii.