I am especially concerned that Canada continues to cut defense spending and still does not have a plan to reach 2 percent.
It is the greatest collective security alliance in history, and what started as 12 countries in 1949 has more than doubled in the years foll...
We'd love to be there for our veterans. We don't necessarily know who they are. We don't know what they need.
The future of the Western Balkans is inside Europe.
I am glad you raised Turkey because that was my next question.
You are absolutely right. I have had a chance to meet with a number of those women--Ukrainian women soldiers--and not only are they good sol...
I do not think the armed conflict threat is as high as the political instability threat.
I am a full believer in this.
That the NATO alliance is only growing is proof that Putin made many miscalculations when he decided to invade Ukraine.
The funding for the supplemental that is going to help the Ukrainians, much of that money is coming back to the defense base in the United S...
NATO is a military alliance, but it is also a political alliance.
We need to pressure Turkey probably a bit more in the coming years.
It would be helpful for Serbia to also address its behavior, as well.
Frankly, the reality is that our ability to defend Europe will increasingly be constrained as we move to address the threats from the PRC.
I want to be clear. I believe our investment in this alliance is an insurance policy for our collective security and it is at the very heart...
However, there is one area that they will never be able to compete with us on and that is our alliances.
It is the greatest collective security alliance in history, and what started as 12 countries in 1949 has more than doubled.
