This analysis was published in The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune by Reuf Bajrović and Richard Kraemer, both affiliated with the US-Europe Alliance. Reuf Bajrović serves as Vice-President of the organization and is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. Richard Kraemer is President of the US-Europe Alliance and sits on the Advisory Council of the Andiana Foundation.
Their message is clear: the transatlantic alliance is no longer only about defending Europe. It is about preserving a collective balance of power in a world where Western rivals coordinate more closely.
Why America Still Needs Europe
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