Trump’s Secretary of State Rubio ghosts Europe – POLITICO
Divide and conquer In some ways, the divide-and-conquer approach seems already to be working. Trump has threatened NATO…
Transatlantic relations
Vorbild oder Horror? Scholz und die dänische MIgrationspolitik – POLITICO
Kurzfristig angesetztes Treffen: Dänemarks Ministerpräsidentin Mette Frederiksen im Kanzleramt. Was Scholz in der Migration von den dänischen Sozialdemokraten…
Starmer doing ‘very good job,’ Trump says after Musk’s attack on UK PM – POLITICO
“I may not agree with his philosophy, but I have a very good relationship with him,” Trump says…
Germany’s Trump problem – POLITICO
In 2019, one Germany’s leading policymakers Thomas Bagger laid all this out in an essay detailing the consequences…
Leaked memo reveals alarming German warnings over Trump – POLITICO
Michaelis describes Trump’s vision as one focused on the “maximum concentration of power with the president at the…
Germany is main EU target of Trump tariffs, warns economy minister – POLITICO
Although Trump can only impose punitive trade measures against the entire EU, “you can be pretty sure that…
EU and Mexico revamp trade deal before tariff man Trump takes office – POLITICO
“This landmark deal proves that open, rules-based trade can deliver for our prosperity and economic security,” European Commission…
Europe’s anxiety about Trump isn’t widely shared across the globe – POLITICO
The last time Trump was elected, many in the U.S. and around the world took comfort in the…
Trump’s chaos agents descend on Europe — and squabble – POLITICO
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, for example, has been singled out by many — including herself — as…
There is no such thing as good nuclear proliferation
Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, is CEO of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and host…
Europe’s chance to secure peace in Ukraine – POLITICO
Indeed, even as the United States rushes in military supplies ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, there’s no…
Italy’s Meloni makes surprise visit to Trump in Florida – POLITICO
Observers expected Meloni and Trump to talk about Ukraine, potential U.S. tariffs on European companies and the Middle…
Always look on the bright side of life — why 2025 might be better – POLITICO
OK, Europe will have to endure again presidential histrionics and needling all-caps tweets, along with threats to withdraw…
Europe’s emerging centers of power
Europe is in for a turbulent time. The reelection of Donald Trump as U.S. president is yet another…
Can the UK’s ‘Prince of Darkness’ really become its Trump whisperer? – POLITICO
“It is an odd choice if you’re trying to build bridges with the Trump administration,” said Dalibor Rohac…