2025-02-24
8 分钟The Economist Hi, Jason Palmer here.
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America can no longer be counted on to come to Europe's aid in wartime.
The implications for Europe's security are grave,
but they have yet to sink in to the continent's leaders and people.
The old world needs a crash course on how to wield hard power in a lawless era,
or it will fall victim to the new world disorder.
Speaking in Munich last week, America's Vice President J.D.
Vance offered a taste of how the home of fine wines,
classical architecture and welfare checks,
faces humiliation when he ridiculed Europe as decadent and undemocratic.
Its leaders have been excluded from peace talks between the White House and the Kremlin,
which began officially in Riyadh on February 18th.
However, the unfolding crisis goes far beyond insults and diplomatic niceties.
Mr Trump appears ready to walk away from Ukraine, which he falsely blames for the war.
Calling its president, Volodymyr Zelensky, a dictator,
Mr Trump warned him that he had better move fast or he is not going to have a country left.