Europe's Uneasy Dance with a Shifting Power Dynamic Mark Rutte's words of reassurance to European allies on Wednesday downplayed the impact of US troop withdrawals from the continent, but only added to the uncertainty simmering beneath the surface.
The NATO Secretary General's attempt to calm nerves is understandable, given the fraught history between the United States and its European partners.
At the heart of this transformation lies the US pivot towards Asia, a strategy that has been in the works for over a decade.