EU’s real problem isn’t war fatigue. It lacks a grand strategy

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For a continent whose post-war existence rested on the interweaving of three dependencies—cheap security from the United States, cheap energy from Russia, and intense trade with China—the return of conventional war caused disbelief, denial, anger, and shock. With the Russia-Ukraine war entering its third year, the world is a lot more complex than it was in 2022. How can Europe tackle these fundamental challenges within a broader response matrix? Once the initial denial and disbelief subsided, optimism gripped European leadership and Brussels bureaucracy. This drew from the surprisingly good performance of Ukraine on the battlefield against a far superior adversary,...