Also, the current US policies actually make it politically viable in (especially europe) to think about a tighter integrated defence mechanism. (See PESCO[1]).

Also, the current US policies actually make it politically viable in (especially europe) to think about a tighter integrated defence mechanism. (See PESCO[1]). This will lead to less US defence and thus influence in other countries on the long term. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_Structured_Cooperation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_Structured_Cooperati...