We're not dependent on their energy. One example: we get 10-12% of our LNG from Qatar.

No one power controls all tech or markets. There are American and Chinese tech companies who are dependent on European tech companies (ASML being one of the better known examples).

The whole point of globalization is that we're all interdependent on each other.

All that being said: Europe has a ton of work to do. The spirit of your comment isn't entirely off the mark.

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rapsey 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Russia is still an energy provider to Europe. Do we provide any security guarantees to Qatar or can protect the shipping lanes? We can not. It is controlled by the US, which is also a major supplier.

For every political squeeze EU can do, the US can squeeze 10x as hard.

ASML also has quite a lot of US suppliers. We are all tech dependent on each other, but China is working hard to fix that and the US also.

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RandomLensman 3 hours ago | parent [-]

The US is providing security guarantees to Qatar? When did the Senate vote on those?

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dragonwriter 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> The US is providing security guarantees to Qatar? When did the Senate vote on those?

Treaties aren't the only mechanism of security guarantees.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/assu...

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RandomLensman 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Note the word "assuring" not "guaranteeing" (or "this assurance" in Sec 2 d).

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dragonwriter 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Those are literally synonyms.

	▲	RandomLensman 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		They are not in this context. They have pretty specific meanings.

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csomar 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

They have a large military base there and provide arms and training. They do the same for the rest of the Gulf countries except Iran.

	▲	RandomLensman 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Not the same as a security guarantee.

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rapsey 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The US is the security guarantor of the worlds shipping lanes. This is a corner stone of US led globalism. Read any geopolitical comentator or book and it will be there.

	▲	RandomLensman 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		How does that relate to a security guarantee for Qatar?

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fakedang 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Last I checked, Qatar was kicking out US personnel from Al Udeid because of Trump's threats to use it as a forward base against Iran.

	▲	lifestyleguru 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Qatar is obviously not happy from Israeli strikes on their territory.

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csomar 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> One example: we get 10-12% of our LNG from Qatar.

Qatar is a pure American vassal state.