Sir Alex Younger’s call to action is a stark wake-up call. The idea of Britain needing to rearm and possibly bring back some form of national service feels like a throwback, but with Putin’s actions in Ukraine and hybrid threats escalating, it’s hard to argue against the urgency. The real question is whether the UK—or Europe as a whole—has the political will and resources to shift gears this dramatically. Trump’s wavering on NATO only makes it more critical for Europe to stand on its own. Thoughts on how feasible this is given current economic and social realities?