Because Substack apparently doesn't allow search engines to identify articles there, I'm going to try publishing the introduction here and see what happens.
American power abroad is a multiple of American power in the United States and the ability to project it great distance. If either part of that equation is weak, America does not have effective power abroad to support friends and defeat enemies. Europe is an under-appreciated power projection platform for getting relevant power closer to enemies. Presidents in a crisis may very well ask “Where are the carriers?” But what they really need to know is where are the land airbases?
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