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  "path": "/video/ian-explains/europe-can-no-longer-count-on-the-us",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T22:01:11.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Europe",
    "President trump",
    "Security",
    "United states",
    "Ian explains",
    "Ian bremmer",
    "Munich security conference",
    "Gzero world"
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  "textContent": "\nEurope is facing a moment of reckoning. **Ian Bremmer** reports from Germany on how the US, under **President Trump** ’s second term, has shifted from guarantor of the postwar order to a disruptive force, leaving allies questioning who will defend democracy and global stability.\n\n* * *\n\n\nChancellor **Friedrich Merz** put it bluntly: “The United States' claim to leadership has been challenged and possibly lost.” Even with a softer tone from Washington this year, the question remains: who will protect Europe—and the free world—if the US is focused on transactional dominance rather than global stewardship?\nBremmer explains why European leaders are being forced to confront a new reality: they must act, stand on their own, and take responsibility for their security and values. “Europe can no longer count on the US. The question is, who will defend the free world if democracies can’t answer that?”",
  "title": "Europe can no longer count on the US"
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