Innovation brought on by the fact they want to rid themselves of dependence on the USA. All around the world more and more countries and industry are looking for ways to decouple from American dependence.
The sustained need for artillery shells since 2022 did not arise because more countries wanted to decouple from American dependence, but because a war was started that did not allow for the typical NATO doctrine of air superiority to be used. I wonder when so many artillery shells were last used as they have been in Ukraine.
NATO has been badly out produced by Russia — and drained its collective stockpiles to dangerous levels.
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Articles pretending that this was invented in a few months due to Trump are silly — and commit a fallacy so common it has a name.
>comes against the backdrop of the refusal of British and European defense companies to purchase American equipment. This is due to fears that President Donald Trump has turned the USA into an unreliable partner.
This was just one of the many articles. You can do a quick search and the theme is decouple from the USA.
Doubtful.
More likely, copycat lazy journalism.
Europe: "Screw you! We'll show you! We're going to spend more money on becoming militarily independent!"
The man has an inhuman power to influence narratives.
Trump: "Buy more from us to make yourselves more military independent!"
Europe: "There is another way."
I can't imagine the EU should feel particularly different? (other than Ukraine and the recent shemozzle)
I don't think relying on your allies makes you a vassal.
As an American I encourage every country to decouple, and as I understand every country is working on it. Mark Carney of Canada said it best, it will never be the same, ever no matter what the future is because trust that has lasted 90 years has been broken. Canada will never have the same relationship with the USA.