<...Europeans may not be investing as much in "defense", as there is not much against which standard armies can defend. No one needs to fear a horde of tanks coming from the east, there are few fears of a missile attack. The defences needed for the foreseeable future may include a dialogue with one's opponents with an effort at understanding as well as securing borders, protecting facilities.

It should not go entirely unnoticed that it was OUR missiles, tanks, aircraft carriers, fighters, etc. that kept the Soviet Union from simply annexing most of Europe, giving them the luxury of using "dialogue" as their preferred method of dealing with enemies.