Europe Mulls What Mutual Defense Looks Like Outside NATO

Scritto il 24/04/2026
da Steven Erlanger and Jeanna Smialek

European Union nations have a little-known obligation to protect one another. Experts caution it is no replacement for NATO.A meeting of NATO defense ministers at the group’s headquarters in Brussels in February. Europe is reconsidering its options for collective defense, as President Trump continues to threaten to leave the NATO alliance.