Sikorski, Radek
Europe’s real test is yet to come: Will the continent ever get serious about its own security?
- Foreign Affairs
- 102(4), Jul-Aug, 2023: p.66-93
It is not yet clear if Ukraine will win the war, but Russia is definitely losing. On every metric of national power, miscue’s position has shifted the other global power. China has gained a Russian vassal and is now the clear leader of the autocratic world. The European Union has done much better than many anticipated, but it may yet, be the biggest loser, thanks less to an overaggressive Russia than to an overconfident China. The EU can likely weather the fallout from this war, but it could be critically challenged in the next one. – Reproduced