Now that the U.S. has relinquished its role as “leader of the free world,” Europe is on its own. But that doesn’t mean it’s out of options, writes former German diplomat and ambassador Hans-Dieter Heumann.
Hans-Dieter Heumann was President of the Federal Academy for Security Policy in Berlin from 2011 to 2015. He is a former ambassador and has held posts at the German missions in New York (UN), Washington, Moscow and Paris.
Now that the U.S. has relinquished its role as “leader of the free world,” Europe is on its own. But that doesn’t mean it’s out of options, writes former German diplomat and ambassador Hans-Dieter Heumann.