1. EU Technological Sovereignty
Airbus's shift from US providers like Google Cloud and Palantir to European alternatives is praised as essential for data security and independence amid US political volatility.
"Good, and them get ride of Palantir as a 'data manager'. It's a step in financing EU sovereign cloud providers." -ache
"I don't see this news as anything but a good thing. For every technology out there, the EU needs a native alternative." -flumpcakes
"A necessary step to reduce risk to infrastructure given that the US government has become erratic and has decided it is now anti-Europe." -breve
2. Distrust of US as Ally
US policies under Trump are viewed as hostile to Europe, justifying diversification from American tech akin to avoiding Chinese hardware.
"US says that Europe is their number one enemy. Using American tech is the most risky thing you can do since Trump declared that they are now a hostile enemy." -victorbjorklund
"The US literally wrote a national security strategy describing that it wants to dismantle the EU." -saubeidl
"Seems extremely dangerous to be doing those kinds of things with software from someone politically hostile." -t43562
3. European "Freeloading" on US Defense
Critics argue Europe underinvests in defense, relying on US protection, while defenders counter with economic interdependence and US self-interest.
"The allies are derided for literally freeloading on US military protection while underinvesting in their own defense." -unmole
"For too long European NATO countries have kept token militaries... So our total combat power must increase." -kyboren
"It is not Freeloading, it is colonialism." -jimnotgym