EU Outlines Defense Union Proposals Amid Doubts on U.S. Ties
- Bloc could take on counter-terrorism and cyber warfare role
- Plan isn’t about replicating the work of NATO, officials say
The End of the Transatlantic Relationship?
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The European Union unveiled proposals for joint military and security operations that it said won’t duplicate the role of NATO but would enable the region to be less reliant on the U.S. amid questions over President Donald Trump’s commitment to the trans-Atlantic alliance.
In a wide-ranging options paper published on Wednesday, the European Commission floated the possibility of the bloc launching operations against terrorist groups and working with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in areas such as maritime and cyber security.