Allies Question US Capability to Enforce World Order Amid Stockpile Drains
· World · Hindustan Times, Wall Street Journal
As the Iran war drains vital stockpiles of missile interceptors, American allies increasingly question Washington’s capacity to wage multi-front conflicts. Officials in allied and adversary capitals are concerned that industrial decline, strategic incoherence, and political dysfunction have weakened the United States. Strategist Matthew Kroenig noted that while deterrence rests on both capability and credibility, adversaries are logical in assuming the US is less capable after expending munitions. President Trump's decisions to scale back military exercises with South Korea, accommodate China, and freeze $14 billion in military sales to Taiwan have further heightened these doubts. Meanwhile, crucial missile defense batteries and the sole remaining aircraft carrier in the Pacific have been shifted to address the Middle East crisis. European officials privately doubt that Washington would risk its security to defend Baltic states or Germany in the event of a Russian attack.
Why it matters
European and Asian allies face growing vulnerability as US military assets and munitions are diverted from the Pacific and Europe to manage the Middle East crisis.
Read the original report — Hindustan Times
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