Former NATO Commander Cavoli Warns U.S. Cannot Sustain Global Military Aid, Urges Allies to Build Capabilities
General (Ret.) Christopher Cavoli, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, stated that the U.S. is no longer structurally positioned to assist in every global conflict. Speaking at the Israel Private Markets Summit, Cavoli identified three critical trends shaping the current threat landscape: traditional adversaries like Iran, Russia, China, and North Korea are increasingly collaborating on the battlefield; cheap commercial technology is enabling limited countries and groups to conduct long-range, precise strikes, making defense more costly; and international institutions that once managed state friction have lost authority, leaving nations feeling more isolated. Cavoli emphasized that the Ukraine conflict exposed the Western industrial base's unreadiness, as modern warfare consumes munitions faster than they can be produced. He noted that the U.S. military was designed to handle one major regional conflict at a time.
