Opinion
Transatlantic Relations
At Harvard, Frieden Tells Europe to Stop Leaning on Washington. Luxembourg Has the Most Riding on It.
Speaking at Harvard on 6 February, Luc Frieden told a European audience the continent can no longer take the United States for granted and must own its economy, energy and security. For Luxembourg — Europe's largest fund domicile and one of its most open economies — his call to build a single capital market and cut external dependency is a matter of direct national interest, not grand strategy.