NATO is never going to recover from this

The Iran War has now entered its second month. While it remains unclear how the war will end, one thing is certain: The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation will never be the same.

Europe was not entirely excited about the Iran War, to say the least. Though some leaders, such as Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, initially expressed support for the United States, they have since mostly flipped their positions, with Merz in particular doing an entire 180 on the subject. Others, such as Europe’s foreign policy “chief” Kaja Kallas, insisted that “This is not Europe’s war.”

Kallas in particular has badly served her continent and badly misread the situation. Her relationship with Secretary of State Marco Rubio was already weak to non-existent, but her commentary in a recent G7 meeting was particularly damaging. There, she reportedly sniped at Rubio, asking him when the US would increase pressure on Moscow to end the war. Rubio angrily replied, “If you think you can do it better, go ahead. We will step aside.”

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