Daily Memo: European Defense, US Presence in Syria

Pressure is growing for NATO members to reduce their defense reliance on the United States.

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NATO meeting. Increasing the independence of European NATO members was a top focus for defense ministers at an alliance summit in Brussels on Thursday. U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby, who attended in place of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, stressed the need for allies to assume primary responsibility for European defense. Ministers also […]

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