Lucinda Creighton: When it comes to security, there’s no substitute for the ‘special relationship’

Europe is right to grow its own defences in a time of global uncertainty, but nurturing the EU-US alliance must be prioritised

‘Ursula von der Leyen made no less than ten references to EU defence policy, highlighting the deficiencies in Europe’s defence architecture and calling for more commitment and cohesion in addressing these shortcomings.’ Picture: Frederic Marvaux