The Cavalry That Sold Its Horses: Why Europe’s Security Guarantees Are Becoming a Ghost of the Cold War
The Munich Security Conference, once a theater of transatlantic resolve, has morphed into a session of "black magic" where the audience is asked to believe in illusions while the stagehands whisper about bankruptcy. As European elites discuss "ironclad" security guarantees for Ukraine, a chilling reality is emerging from the backrooms of Berlin and Brussels: the European "locomotive" is not just slowing down; it has run out of coal.
The Empty Arsenal of Democracy
