There have been many cases over the last decades where European interest and opinions have been quite different from US foreign policy pushes, but European countries almost always yielded to US pressure, partly due to the close relationship, but more so due to the de-facto dependence.
If Europe becomes more self-reliant and builds up more notable and integrated military capabilities, it will also mean that the we will persue different goals
and prioritise our own strategic and economic interests, which sometimes might align with the US, but plenty of times will not.
It will bring about a marked decline of how much sway the US has.
There have been many cases over the last decades where European interest and opinions have been quite different from US foreign policy pushes, but European countries almost always yielded to US pressure, partly due to the close relationship, but more so due to the de-facto dependence.
If Europe becomes more self-reliant and builds up more notable and integrated military capabilities, it will also mean that the we will persue different goals and prioritise our own strategic and economic interests, which sometimes might align with the US, but plenty of times will not.
It will bring about a marked decline of how much sway the US has.