Europe relies on the U.S. more than it is willing to admit

After President Trump called NATO “obsolete” and criticized the European Union during an interview one week ago, German Chancellor Angela Merkel had a defiant response: “We Europeans have our fate in our own hands,” she said. Merkel implied that Europe doesn't need American backing to hold its own on the world stage. But a closer look at […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/01/26/europe-relies-on-the-u-s-more-than-it-is-willing-to-admit/