Europe's free speech problem is now a transatlantic security problem

When British Defence Secretary Wes Streeting traveled to Washington last week to meet Pete Hegseth, he warned that the threats facing Britain and America were growing. He raised alarm about Russia waging war in Europe, and about rapid advances in machinery technology in the hands of adversaries. Appealing to their historic trans-Atlantic friendship — at least, after the messy divorce of 1776 — he called for the two allies to modernize their defense partnership together.

“Our partnership has been forged through generations of shared history, common purpose, and joint sacrifice,” Streeting claimed.