A think tank which has the backing and ear of influential Democratic Party executives*.
https://www.politico.eu/article/repo...-nato-defense/
Biden urged to push EU to be a military power
It’s time for the EU to become a global military power — and for the U.S. to stop thwarting
Europe’s ambitions on defense.
That’s according to a new report by the Center for American Progress, a Washington think tank with close ties to the Biden administration.
The
report, obtained by POLITICO in advance of its release on Wednesday, urges President Joe Biden to encourage the EU to develop hard-power military capabilities and calls on him to abandon decades of opposition to EU defense integration by previous U.S. leaders, under the guise of preventing wasteful duplication with NATO — which remains orthodox thinking for most American military commanders, and even for many EU governments….
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center...rican_Progress
The
Center for American Progress (CAP) is a
public policy research and
advocacy organization which presents a
liberal[2] viewpoint on economic and social issues. It has its headquarters in
Washington, D.C.
The president and chief executive officer of CAP is
Neera Tanden, who worked for the
Obama and
Clintonadministrations and for
Hillary Clinton's campaigns.
[3] The first president and CEO was
John Podesta, who has served as
White House Chief of Staff to
U.S. President Bill Clinton and as the chairman of the
2016 presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton.
[4] Podesta remained with the organization as
chairman of the boarduntil he joined the Obama
White House staff in December 2013.
Tom Daschle is the current chairman.
[5]