In a recent Wall Street Journal article, Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer analyzes how the White House’s new National Security Strategy is reshaping the trans-Atlantic relationship. She urges European leaders to plan a credible transition from a U.S.-led security order to one that is European-led.

She highlights three priorities for shaping this transition: accelerating European defense capacity, deepening transatlantic cooperation on defense innovation, and building more flexible global coalitions. Together, these steps are presented as essential to sustaining trans-Atlantic security and influence in a changing geopolitical environment.

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