Below the radar, a new generation of female European leaders is offering bold ideas on defense and taking political risks.
Sitting in Washington, it is often too easy to look across the Atlantic and think there is no one serious about defense. European leaders are preoccupied with internal questions like the future of the European Union. Their publics remain skeptical of using military force. And despite years of stern warnings by U.S. defense leaders about the capabilities gap between the U.S. and Europe and demands that Europeans boost defense investments, most countries still spend less.
But it would be a mistake …read more
Meet Europe’s Rising Defense Stars
