Brexit Will Make the U.S. and Europe Less Safe
Washington must repair the military breach between the U.K., France and Germany.
Standing alone.
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London this week has been anxious under chalky skies with prolonged drizzle, apt conditions for a nation grappling with an unruly process to (probably) depart the European Union. The debate here is largely over how Brexit will affect the political and economic relations between the U.K. and Europe. Largely ignored, by both Brits and Americans, is how Brexit is a tragic geopolitical loss for the U.S. and the trans-Atlantic alliance.
When the nations of Western Europe operate together they represent a quarter of the world’s gross domestic product and the world’s second-largest defense budget. But individually, none is remotely as important a U.S. partner as they are collectively.