A Europe in which national sovereignty remains paramount regardingforeign and security policy, and states act flexibly rather thancollectively wherever possible, will enable America to engage thecontinent most successfully. This flexibility, in internationalinstitutions or ad hoc coalitions of the willing, is the future ofthe transatlantic relationship because it fits the objectiverealities of the continent.
It is time for the U.S. to launch a coordinated policy effort inthe Black Sea area to gain support for addressing such pressingissues as the rise of Iran, WMD proliferation, cooperation in thewar on terrorism, and energy security, but the U.S. also needs totread lightly, offering support where possible and backing offwhere necessary.
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Cracks are deepening across Europe over how to handle the Russia-Ukraine endgame, according to new data released Wednesday, as a growing number of Europeans favor immediate peace over the continuation of a hard-line anti-Russia stance that's defined Western policy since the start of the war nearly four months ago.