European Allies Find Defense Spending Doesn't Buy US Predictability
🛡️ NATO — Europe paid the defense bill. Washington kept making its own decisions. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: European capitals hiked defense budgets calculating compliance would buy stable US commitments. The Poland surge, Rubio's production push, and the DNI vacancy signal Washington is deciding militarily without consulting allies. For Rome and Berlin, the risk isn't abandonment — it's being locked into a US escalation chain they cannot influence or exit.
