EU’s Surrender to U.S. Tariffs Reveals Costly Security Dependency

In what France’s prime minister rightly called a “dark day” for the European Union, Brussels bowed to President Trump’s demands and agreed to raise tariffs on European exports by 10%, setting them at an unprecedented 15%. Behind the façade of trade negotiations lies a hard truth: Europe is paying economically so it can remain under America’s protective umbrella.Is Europe Paying Too High a Price for Its Security?European leaders have reluctantly accepted that their deep reliance on U.S. military power — particularly in the face of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine — forces them into uncomfortable compromises. The EU Commission president hailed...