‘Europe’s 30-year holiday from defence’ @RoundtableTRTWorld
‘Europe’s 30-year holiday from defence’  @RoundtableTRTWorld
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Washington is reviewing its defence commitments in Europe and assessing whether the continent is meeting its defence spending pledges.

Why the scrutiny and what are the implications?

Security consultant John Foreman tells Roundtable that decades of underinvestment have left Europe with significant ground to make up, which could take at least another decade to rebuild.

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‘Europe’s 30-year holiday from defence’

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