The Dangers of a Self-Absorbed Europe

For 70 years, starting with the Marshall Plan, the U.S has been committed to help build an open, cooperative, and ultimately united Europe — whole, free, and at peace. Russia posed a major threat to that Europe when in 2014 it invaded Ukraine. ISIL similarly poses a critical threat to people’s safety and security. But a Europe that is no longer open, that shuns cooperative solutions for reliance on national ones, is a more lasting and significant challenge to the countries and people of Europe.