European autonomy - military, technological, economic, and financial - is beginning to take shape as Europe hedges against current and future fluctuations in [U.S.] policy.
The shift now underway is unlikely to take the form of a dramatic collapse of American power in the Gulf. It is more likely to be subtler and, for the region, more unsettling.
In an election that is shaping up to be a fierce contest, 1% or 2% of the vote in the most critical battleground states can make all the difference between winning and losing[.]