Some European Nations Are Taking National Security Seriously

As old Europe lags, the Nordic and Baltic countries, along with Poland, have taken the mantle of European leadership.

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Danish soldiers take part in the Dynamic Front NATO military exercise in Oksbol, Denmark, March 30, 2023.

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Like many Americans, I have grown weary of Europe’s failure to invest in its own defense. However, on a recent trip with U.S. Senate colleagues to Norway, Finland, Estonia, and Denmark, I saw a turnaround underway.

Russian aggression in Ukraine dominates most discussions of NATO and European security, for good reason. It is the immediate threat, the hot war on the alliance’s border. All of the officials we met agreed that President Trump’s leadership and initiative offer the only hope for a lasting, just conclusion to that conflict.

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David McCormick

David McCormick is a U.S. senator from Pennsylvania.

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