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By Marc German / May 9, 2026 The American Secretary of State had warned even before Richard Nixon's inauguration in November 1968: “It may be dangerous to be the enemy of the United States, but being their friend is fatal.” More than half a century later, this phrase from Henry Kissinger resonates like a funeral oracle over the industrial and strategic ruins of those who believed that the Atlantic alliance protected their vital interests.