The bloc can no longer rely on the US for its defense, the US’s top diplomat warned The EU’s future is at stake as it faces multiple crises at the same time, the bloc’s outgoing top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said on Monday. He added that the EU can no longer rely on the US for its defense. Borrell painted an alarming picture of the state of world affairs to mark the release of a collection of his speeches and essays titled ‘Europe in the Arc of Fire.’ He listed conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, and