Tensions are rising across the Atlantic, and the rhetoric is heating up. For months, Europe has been bracing for the worst, which is how most European leaders and opinion makers view Donald Trump’s second presidency. This time, they swear they are ready to stand up to the US president’s “bullying.” More than that, they claim they will turn it to their advantage and forge ahead with their strategic autonomy project. Will they? And to what extent? What exactly is new in the transatlantic relationship, what is a mere excuse, and what are the underlying motives?

• Same Old Complaints
• European Handicaps
• Old-New Push for Autonomy
• Reality Check

Full text: https://www.fpri.org/article/2025/03/something-old-something-new-transatlantic-discords-in-the-second-trump-presidency/

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