Max Hastings, Columnist

Europe’s Struggle With MAGA Is Unlikely to End Well

The outlook for the security of the western democracies is bleak.

November 10, 2024 at 7:00 AM UTC

Max Hastings is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. His histories include "Inferno: The World At War, 1939–1945," "Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy 1945–1975" and "Abyss: The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962."

Whither NATO?
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In the early 19th century when Britannia — John Bull — ruled the waves and funded all Europe’s struggle against Napoleon, there was a popular English song:

Who pays the piper?
I, said John Bull.
Whoever plays the Fool,
I pay the piper!