Europe Shores Up Its Defence, Sets Up Security Plan
NATO Also To Strengthen Its Defense Capabilities In Europe And Perhaps Beyond
March 23, 2022--This week political leaders are meeting on two tracks to build up security in Europe: in the NATO Alliance and in the European Council.
Josep Borrell speaks ahead of European Council March 21, 2022 meeting.
Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, European countries started plans to shore up their own defenses. It started in 2017 with talks of a voluntary defense arrangement among EU countries. Over time, it grew in. ambitions. After Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in August, European leaders began talking about strengthening their own defense capabilities and building stronger autonomy in foreign policy. That led to the culmination of the Strategic Compass. It is a forward-looking defense ...