John Cookson
Former Fellow, Defense Priorities
John Cookson is a former fellow at Defense Priorities.
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John Cookson is a former fellow at Defense Priorities.
October 3, 2020, marks 30 years since East and West Germany reunified. Europe today is a different continent than it was in 1990. Germany, along with many of its allies, is wealthy and capable of shouldering a larger burden for defense. A residual Cold War mentality, 30 years after German reunification, should not be permitted to undermine U.S. security and prosperity for the next 30 years. Toward this end, the U.S. should station fewer U.S. troops on the continent and halt the extension of new U.S. security guarantees through NATO.