Only 11% of Europeans view U.S. as ally: Historic low signals transatlantic rupture

Only 11% of Europeans view U.S. as ally: Historic low signals transatlantic rupture

Only 11% of Europeans across 15 countries now view the United States as an ally, a historic low, with majorities in every surveyed country doubting that Washington would come to their defense if attacked.
Support for increased national defense spending has risen and 47% of respondents back collective EU borrowing for defense, signaling a shift toward building independent European military capacity.
Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden show the highest support for buying European military hardware over American systems, posing an economic threat to the U.S. defense industry; Poland is the only outlier favoring American weapons.
About 44% of Europeans oppose resuming oil and gas imports from Russia despite rising costs, reflecting a strategic shift away from energy dependence on Moscow.
With most Europeans doubting U.S. commitment to Article Five, the alliance’s mutual defense guarantee is no longer credible, and European publics have already chosen to build independent defense capabilities rather than rely on Washington.

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