Stephen Peter Rosen

1 month ago | foreignaffairs.com | Elliott Abrams |Michael O’Hanlon |Paul B. Stares |Stephen Peter Rosen

The transatlantic alliance has weathered many crises over the past 80 years, some of which seemed existential at the time. But the one now roiling the alliance feels different and much more treacherous. Unlike previous episodes of transatlantic discord, which mostly revolved around how the alliance should respond to an external threat of one kind or another, the challenge today comes from within.

1 month ago | foreignaffairs.com | Diana Roy |Michelle Gavin |Stephen Peter Rosen |Brian Deese

The United States is now engaged in an intense dialogue about the future of its relations with its European and Asian allies. This debate has been emotional, in part because it has been cast as a morality tale. On the one hand, advocates of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America first” agenda argue that allies have not been grateful for U.S. backing and do not deserve the protection of the United States.