Lecture Series of the North American Studies Program "The White House Embattled: The U.S. Election 2024"
Dr. Marcus Pindur, Deutschlandfunk:
"Europe Alone at Home: Is Security Possible Without the United States?"
Founded in 1949 to counter the Soviet threat, NATO now faces a renewed threat from Russia. For more than three decades Europe seemed to be at ease, enjoying the “peace dividend.” Only too late, Dr. Marcus Pindur argues, a lot of Europeans realized they were not able to defend them-selves. The US fields fifty percent of NATO´s military power, more than all other alliance members combined. Likewise, the nuclear umbrella de-terring atomic attacks on the European allies is provided largely by the US. Dr. Pindur lays out how – in a newly endangered, unstable world with America´s support no longer ironclad – Europeans have to adapt.