There is no common objective of what NATO wants to achieve, be it a common military industrial production facility, increasing the efficiency of its output, or a procurement policy. Rather, Europe made itself content with pleasing the old Trumpian rhetoric, which puts ‘paying’ as the paramount metric to determine what foreign policy to implement.

It seems reasonable for the EU to deepen its relationship with Mauritania, which represents a point of certain stability in the region, especially in the areas of migration and natural resources.

Washington prioritizes bilateral agreements over multilateral organizations, places economic sovereignty above global stability.

The main question is whether a EU Member State is limited by the refugee status granted by another MS when assessing an extradition request.