Is Trump Sabotaging Europe's Rearmament?

24 maj 2026 #europeandefence #geopolitics #nato

Donald Trump demanded that Europe buy American weapons to secure its own defence, but a new war in the Middle East has left those allies at the back of the queue. With the Pentagon prioritising its own depleted stockpiles and fast-tracking emergency orders for Gulf allies, billions of dollars in European defence contracts are now effectively frozen. For countries like Germany, waiting times for critical missiles have stretched to years, exposing the vulnerability of relying entirely on a transactional superpower. Mark Urban argues that Europe’s strategic dependence has become its greatest liability.

Produced by Kasia Sobocinska