Europe is exploring ways to reduce its dependence on the United States, with plans to decrease reliance on american tech and potentially create a digital euro to counter the dominance of the US dollar. The continent is also undergoing a military overhaul, although the extent to which it can survive without US support is uncertain. Efforts to develop independent security measures, such as a france-germany jet project, have faced setbacks, raising questions about europe's ability to end its reliance on the us for security.