“And we can’t live without the United States.”Emmanuel Macron listens as President Trump speaks on the White House lawn in 2018. Despite modest increases in European defense spending, the United States continues to account for over two-thirds of military spending among NATO members. With so much at play, Europe’s relations with the United States are not always front and center. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images)Trump has escalated a long-standing demand by the United States that other NATO partners increase their defense budgets, to some success. But it is unclear whether the continent has the political or economic might to preserve the agreement without the United States.

Source: Washington Post February 04, 2019 23:20 UTC