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The Same Old, Same Old European Runaround

Europe resents its dependence on American military power while criticizing Washington’s foreign policy, exposing the hypocrisy, insecurity, and economic decline undermining its global influence.

Nearly every week, another psychodrama arises between the United States and its NATO partners.

Europeans blame the Trump administration for the usual things—a lack of cordiality and bombastic threats.

But two truths, rarely spoken, characterize all these spats.

One is hypocrisy; the other is insecurity.

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