”Germany is the most important economy in Europe, but it relies on imported energy and borrowed military strength…

The question each European nation needs to ask itself is this: are you prepared to defend yourself? And the question the US must ask is: if our European allies can’t even defend themselves, are they allies, or clients?”

https://www.ft.com/content/3c87ef13-122f-4e78-a7af-54c75c30a91d