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"U.S. retrenchment:  How allies have responded in the past." Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents. Accessed on 10 July 2025, 2345 UTC. Content and Source:  "RAND Policy Currents." URL--https://www.rand.org. Please check URL or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). THE NEWSLETTER FOR POLICY PEOPLE JULY 10, 2025   Photo by Suga/Wikimedia How Allies Have Responded to Past U.S. Retrenchment The Trump administration is considering U.S. retrenchment from Europe and possibly elsewhere. There are competing claims about the potential effects of reducing U.S. military involvement abroad. To better understand the potential trade-offs, a new RAND report explores four cases of limited U.S. retrenchment in the 1960s and 1970s, examining how West Germany, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan responded to shifts in Washington's strategy...