Without the guarantee of American cooperation and NATO protection, the EU is newly vulnerable. And in response, in the past year, it has delivered a series of firsts that amount to a quiet revolution in how it exercises power.

An image generation unicorn in Germany called Black Forest Labs is attracting investments from Nvidia, a16z and Meta.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to reassure Europe at the Munich Security Conference, but European leaders are skeptical.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio appealed to European leaders in Munich by stressing Christian and cultural bonds that are no longer universal.

People often use the word “Europe” when they are referring to the European Union. Doing so overlooks non-EU countries, like the UK, that are also part of Europe and share an equal stake in the continent’s security.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz argues that being part of NATO is also to America's advantage.

America sought a “reinvigorated alliance”, he argued, rather than abandonment of Europe. Russia was not winning the war in Ukraine, he added in a later interview, contradicting the line of Mr Vance and other Ukraine-sceptical voices in the administration.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned of “a deep rift” between Europe and the United States, arguing that the latter “will not be powerful enough to go it alone.”