Alissa Kleinnijenhuis

1 month ago | bruegel.org | Rebecca Christie |Alissa Kleinnijenhuis |Jean Pisani-Ferry |Laurence Tubiana

In the short and medium terms, Europe’s survival will hinge on a rapid expansion of its defence capabilities. But an acceleration of international climate action is equally critical, in the face of the Trump administration’s withdrawal of the United States’s commitment to climate action and apparent withdrawal of its commitment to defending the free world. To avoid catastrophe, Europe must spend more – and more effectively – on defence and climate.