{"id":41169,"date":"2019-07-16T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T10:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/16\/maybe-alliance-tensions-could-land-us-in-a-better-place\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:23:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:23:44","slug":"maybe-alliance-tensions-could-land-us-in-a-better-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/editorial\/2019\/07\/16\/maybe-alliance-tensions-could-land-us-in-a-better-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Maybe alliance tensions could land us in a better place"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m writing this editorial about a week ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/paris-air-show\/\" target=_blank>Paris Air Show<\/a>. And I\u2019m thinking, what a shame that allies can\u2019t get on the same page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And I say that not because of any rhetoric about European defense investments or so-called America First. (That doesn\u2019t help, obviously.) I more am referring to the discourse between regions, between alliances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European Union is touting merits of its efforts to fund members in defense efforts, after NATO criticisms. The U.S. and the United Kingdom are independently objecting to not having access to those funds. The U.S. is funding efforts in Eastern Europe to cut off dependence on Russian systems, despite analysts predicting a negative impact for European manufacturers. And while the U.S. is taking a firmer stance against China, European allies are skeptical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">None of these efforts or philosophies are ill-intentioned. I wrote in a different editorial in fact that the United States\u2019 European Recapitalization Incentive Program is actually a pretty innovative concept, if executed carefully, and I\u2019d say the same about the EU\u2019s European Defence Fund. And China is a complicated adversary for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But we are seeing more natural tensions emerge as countries focus on domestic or regional priorities \u2014 even when those priorities don\u2019t necessarily meld with pre-defined missions of trans-Atlantic alliances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why now? It actually makes sense when you consider that the threats are more distinct than ever. To one NATO member, particularly those along the eastern flank, Russia is a volatile neighbor; for them, the potential for insurgency requires investment in border security and troop presence and ongoing surveilliance. To other NATO members, including the U.S. and the U.K., Russia is a near-peer competitor and a burden. Moscow certainly remains the focus of security investments, but the tactics to combat the threat are quite different. Similar statements could be said about the degree of the threat posed by Iran, North Korea and China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No country has endless funds. Each country will prioritize, and allies may or may not agree with the strategy. By the same token, all countries want to see defense investments filter into the coffers of their own industrial base, and yes \u2014 that will naturally be at the expense of others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I asked Jorge Domecq, the chief executive of the EU\u2019s European Defence Agency, why its current efforts to bolster defense investments among its members couldn\u2019t have happened under NATO. His answer was quite simple: in NATO, the mission is collective defense, but \u201ca common defense\u201d is not possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That seems fair to me. And actually, a similar argument could be made by others for their own efforts to bolster domestic capabilities, even if not perfectly aligned to the universal mission: It\u2019s what\u2019s best for their own security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">None of this is to say that NATO or the U.S. independently or the EU can\u2019t or won\u2019t move forward in a productive way. But growing pains are happening, and the relationships will change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I wrote in December: We enter 2019 with what seems to be more emboldened allies. Individual countries were investing more in defense \u2014 less to appease the United States and more to close their own gaps in domestic security. 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