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Europe steps up, with Constanze Stelzenmüller

2025/3/7
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Constanze Stelzenmüller: 我一生中从未见过这样的事情,事情正在以惊人的速度发展。欧洲正在以前所未有的速度增加国防投资,这与美国政府的政策和俄罗斯对乌克兰的侵略有关。我认为,欧洲需要加强自身的安全能力,以应对来自俄罗斯的威胁,同时保持与美国在安全问题上的合作。 我观察到,欧洲国家正在采取一系列措施,包括增加国防开支、加强军事合作、以及寻求替代能源供应等。这些措施表明欧洲国家已经认识到自身安全面临的挑战,并正在采取行动来应对。 然而,欧洲内部也存在一些分歧,例如匈牙利等国对欧盟的政策表示反对。这些分歧可能会对欧洲的集体行动造成影响。 此外,特朗普政府的政策也给欧洲带来了不确定性。特朗普政府似乎正在降低传统安全部门的地位,同时提升拥有地缘经济权力工具的部门的地位,并试图通过地缘经济胁迫来达到目的。这使得欧洲国家需要更加谨慎地处理与美国的关系。 Olivia Nelson: 作为节目的主持人,我主要负责引导访谈的进行,并提出一些问题,以帮助嘉宾更清晰地表达观点。我没有提出任何具有争议性的观点,而是专注于引导访谈,确保访谈内容的完整性和连贯性。 David Rowe: 作为节目的另一位主持人,我的角色与Olivia Nelson类似,主要负责引导访谈的进行,并提出一些问题,以帮助嘉宾更清晰地表达观点。我没有提出任何具有争议性的观点,而是专注于引导访谈,确保访谈内容的完整性和连贯性。

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Constanze Stelzenmüller, expert on German, European, and trans-Atlantic foreign and security policy and strategy at the Brookings Institution, gives Stop the World her short take on the remarkable sense of urgency that Europe is displaying in building its own security capabilities: “I've never seen anything like this in my life.”

 

Her longer answer is a superb dissection of the radical reorientation coming out of the Trump administration—what she calls a “Yalta 2.0”; the likelihood that much of the world might have other ideas, leading a frustration of Trump’s instincts; Europe’s shortening patience for the skulduggery of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán; its need to keep the US engaged in Europe’s security; and ultimately the proper sense that Europe has accepted the need to step up to defend Ukraine and itself over the longer term.

 

Her conclusion: “I think we might all have to sort of buckle our seat belts.”