Europeans to Cover Near-All US Gaps in NATO Defence Plans
🛡️ NATO — Europe filling US gaps while Washington is stretched thin across three theaters. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: With CENTCOM committed to Hormuz and US war costs at $34-42B unbudgeted, Europe absorbing NATO planning gaps isn't generosity — it's necessity. The shift locks European defense budgets into commitments sized for US absence, not temporary redeployment. That structural change survives any Doha deal. Xi named the trilemma publicly yesterday; Europe just confirmed it's real.
