The 'Peace Dividend' Is Over in Europe. Now Come the Hard Tradeoffs.
To defend against Russia in the future, we will need to cut into social safety nets and transition to cleaner energy.
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To defend against Russia in the future, we will need to cut into social safety nets and transition to cleaner energy.
Defending against an unpredictable Russia in years to come will mean bumping up against a strained social safety net and ambitious climate transition plans.
Critics have long described the energy source as dangerous and unsustainable.
Dropping water levels in Germany’s crucial river are threatening its shipping industry.
The coming ramp-up in security outlays threatens to crowd out space on already-strained government budgets for politically popular social priorities and