EA on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story: Trump’s Quest to Break Up Europe

Last week Gijs Tuinman, the Dutch State Secretary for Defense, raised eyebrows and attention when he said, “You can jailbreak an F-35 just like an iPhone.”

Beyond the technical issues about the software on the US-made fighter jet, with several millions line of code, Tuinman’s remarks pointed to a wider issue.

Does Europe need to protect itself against a Trump Administration which could restrict the use of the F-35s by withholding software updates and essential maintenance?

I speak with India’s NDTV about how the F-35 case illustrates the danger of a Trump camp which has rejected alliances and stepped away from European security.