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Europe has come to grips with a new reality, ushered in by the Trump administration: Europe needs to commit more resources to its own security. That’s according to Sweden’s Chief of Defense, General Michael Claesson. In this sit-down with Mary Louise Kelly, Claesson unpacks the NATO alliance from a European military perspective — and also weighs in on the wars in Ukraine and Iran.

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