Afghanistan, Dec. 14 -- Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned that decades of US-led security are fading, urging European nations to prepare for shifting transatlantic ties and strengthen independent defence.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that Europe must prepare for a fundamental shift in transatlantic relations as U.S. security guarantees for the continent weaken.
Speaking on Saturday at the Christian Social Union (CSU) congress in Munich, Merz said the era of "Pax Americana", the post-World War II order under which the United States ensured European security, is largely over.
He cautioned Europeans against assuming that U.S. foreign policy would return to predictability after Donald Trump, stressing that Washington's strategi...