Dormant NATO is a theoretical doctrine which deals with the concept of burden shifting. It tries to find a middle ground between complete U.S. retrenchment from Europe on the one hand and the continuation of the current U.S. strategy of forward defense and forward positioning and complete primacy over the European continent.

America sought a “reinvigorated alliance”, he argued, rather than abandonment of Europe. Russia was not winning the war in Ukraine, he added later, contradicting the line of Mr Vance and other Ukraine-sceptical voices in the administration.

US-Europe defence is still "extremely strong" despite Trump turmoil, a top NATO European commander tells Newsweek

After the US president rocked the continent with his threat to take Greenland, the prime minister praises Europe as a ‘sleeping giant’

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has offered a more reassuring message to America's allies than Europe has been accustomed to hearing, while still delivering Trump's blunt policy message.

MUNICH, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The NATO alliance will become more European-led, with a continuing strong presence of the United States, as European allies significantly increase military spending, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Friday.

MUNICH (AP) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called on Friday for the United States and Europe to “repair and revive trans-Atlantic trust together,” arguing that even the U.S. isn’t powerful enough to go it alone in an increasingly tough world.

European leaders strove to shore up relations with the United States and insisted they were strengthening their defences as they gathered for a security conference on Friday under heavy pressure from President Donald Trump.

Few know Jens-Frederik Nielsen, but everyone wants to talk to him. T he coffee corner at Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich is so mobbed with diplomats and executives exchanging business cards and guzzling caffeine that it’s easy to miss even the most recognizable faces. And Jens-Frederik Nielsen is not one of those.

Von der Leyen pushed back on comments made by NATO chief Rutte suggesting Europe cannot guarantee its security without the United States. The Commission President said the picture is more complex - and she made it clear to her 'dear friend Mark' in rebuke.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Friday that, in light of vocal demands from Washington, European NATO partners have a duty to make greater contributions to trans-Atlantic defence.