In a blistering Brussels speech, EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas threw down the gauntlet to NATO and rebellious member states at the same time. She demanded the alliance “become more European,” share far more information with the EU, and warned that one countest’s veto can no longer hijack Europe’s foreign policy. Hinting at Hungary and Slovakia, she called for wider apply of the “Q word” — qualified majority voting — even on the most sensitive security files. Behind the diplomacy lies a deeper struggle: can Europe act as one power in an era where America may no longer lead?
