Episode Details

“Behind the political theater that is the “US-European split,” exists an aggressive campaign of US consolidation over its many proxies - including and perhaps especially over Europe itself.”

References:

DW - EU agrees on complete ban of Russian gas imports by 2027 (Jan. 26, 2026):
https://www.dw.com/en/eu-agrees-on-complete-ban-of-russian-gas-imports-by-2027/a-75660043
US National Defense Industrial Strategy (2023):
https://www.businessdefense.gov/docs/ndis/2023-NDIS.pdf and archived https://web.archive.org/web/20240301230138/https://www.businessdefense.gov/NDIS.html
US Congress - Implementing the National Defense Industrial Strategy: Issues for Congress (Nov. 2024):
https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/IN/PDF/IN12459/IN12459.1.pdf
US DoD - Opening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at Ukraine Defense Contact Group (As Delivered) (Feb. 12, 2025):
https://www.war.gov/News/Speeches/Speech/Article/4064113/opening-remarks-by-secretary-of-defense-pete-hegseth-at-ukraine-defense-contact/
US White House - National Security Strategy (Nov. 2025):
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-National-Security-Strategy.pdf
BBC - Japan to send Patriot missiles to US which may aid Ukraine
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67798740
NYT - How a German Manufacturer Is Forging Stronger Ties With the U.S. (Jul. 2025):
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/business/rheinmetall-germany-fighter-jets.html
Japan Times - Lockheed strikes deal with Pentagon to triple output of Patriot missiles (Jan. 7, 2026):
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/07/companies/lockheed-triple-patriot-missiles/
Stars And Stripes - South Korean shipbuilder secures deal to maintain US Navy dry cargo vessel (Dec. 2025):
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2025-12-16/navy-ship-maintenance-repair-korea-20108164.html
Reuters - Biden's new Arctic strategy foresees competition with Russia, China (2022):
https://www.reuters.com/world/bidens-new-arctic-strategy-foresees-competition-with-russia-china-2022-10-07/
DW - NATO members agree to 5% defense spending increase (Jun. 22, 2025):
https://www.dw.com/en/nato-members-agree-to-increase-defense-spending-to-5/a-73000676
Defense News - Pacifist Japan moving from exclusive self-defense to military buildup (Dec. 2025):
https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2025/12/31/pacifist-japan-moving-from-exclusive-self-defense-to-military-buildup/




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