NATO has spent most of the past 70 years focusing on how to defend the Continent against Russia. To survive the decades ahead, it’s beginning to think more about a threat farther east
While the Trump administration has been focused on China from day 1, European leaders are only just beginning to confront increasing signs that China's largesse could pose a long-term strategic threat to the region.
What role NATO, with its geographic limitations, should play in the West’s effort to protect against China isn’t clear. Nonetheless, there’s a growing conviction among security officials on both sides of the Atlantic that at a time of increased tension in the alliance over burden-sharing, China policy is an area of common interest between the U.S. and its European partners., for example, are every bit as important to Europe as they are to the U.S.
What frustrated the Europeans was that they had virtually no voice on an issue of existential importance to them. Defense officials believe that a European Army remains essential to ensure the security of the Continent | Sean Gallup/Getty Images That’s why some European military strategists believe the region’s NATO members should prepare to take the lead in confronting Russia. A number of European countries, including the U.K. and Germany, already play a central role in NATO’soperation in the Baltics and Poland, which is aimed at discouraging Russia from encroaching into the region.
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