Concerns about Donald Trump's rhetoric are causing NATO allies to focus on bolstering their own technical and strategic capabilities. Analysts suggest Europe is entering a period of cautious self-reliance due to the unpredictability of the US ally.

Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Alexandre Vautravers, Associate Fellow in Leadership in Conflict Management at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP). According to Vautravers, amid Trump's fiery rhetoric, the real challenges lie in the technical, logistical, and strategic underpinnings of the alliance and interoperability across US and European forces. He says Europe is entering a phase of cautious autonomisation in response to an unpredictable US ally that has increasingly adopted high...