Walter Russell Mead appears on a panel hosted by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation to discuss the shared values sustaining transatlantic cooperation amid an increasingly unpredictable global order. He examines how Europe and the United States can better align their interests and policies, while noting a key divergence in threat perceptions. Russia remains Europe’s primary security concern, while China poses the central strategic challenge for the United States, shaping each side’s policy priorities.
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An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III ICBM launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)