Brussels is celebrating the temporary pause of Middle East hostilities while remaining dependent on foreign energy, vulnerable trade routes, and outside protection.
Three years after reducing its dependence on Russian gas, Europe is still heavily dependent on imported oil and on strategic routes. The supplier may have changed. The dependence has not.
As Trump distances the U.S. from the ongoing maritime crisis, 37 nations have signed a landmark pledge to restore freedom of navigation through the Tehran-controlled Strait of Hormuz.
