The United States will remain engaged in Europe — but not forever, and not as before. Eurasia’s strategic geography remains indispensable for American power projection, yet systemic shifts and domestic fatigue are already driving Washington toward recalibration. As Zbigniew Brzezinski warned in 1997, Europe and Ukraine are the chessboard of American grand strategy. That much has not changed. What has changed is Washington’s willingness to keep playing for others.Foreign policy, is rarely rational. Even when the international system sends clear signals — mounting threats, shrinking margins — states often stumble. Leadership perceptions, domestic distraction and political cowardice can override hard logic. Europe, tragically, is no exception. For decades, it outsourced its security to the US.That era is ending. And so the question is no longer whether Europeans must take responsibility for their own security — but whether they are willing to. So far, the answer has been uncertain.---Yannick Scheidegger is the founder of Geopolitically Correct, a platform providing insights into European geopolitics and Western resilience in a multipolar, transactional world. Subscribe for weekly analysis on Europe’s role in a shifting global order.---Follow me on: https://geopoliticallycorrect.substack.com/ Substack: https://geopoliticallycorrect.substac...X: https://x.com/y_scheidegger---I self-produce 100% of my content and would be grateful for your support.

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