Defending Europe

Defending Europe

11/05/2026 | 56 minutes |

| U/A |

Rated 13+

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SMOKING, ALCOHOL, GEOPOLITICS, SECURITY DEPENDENCY

Director: Olivier Toscer

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With US support for NATO in doubt, Europe must rethink its security. This geopolitical documentary examines defence spending, Russia's war in Ukraine and a rising China to ask whether Europe can defend itself alone.

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