Trump wants to play 19th century Great Power. He wants to push pieces around on a board and draw lines on a map, but not particularly worry about the consequences so long as his own nest is feathered… (View Post)

NATO is dead insofar as the US security guarantee is dead. You can have a European version or Europe+Canada version of the treaty but the security framework has gone. The sooner we realise this and w… (View Post)

If as a result of Trump’s actions a self-sustaining European security apparatus is created, that is not necessarily to the full benefit of the US. If Europe stops being reliant on the US and they are… (View Post)

I think we now need to stop pretending that this guy has any noble intentions at heart here and it’s all just a clever negotiating ruse. The man clearly holds democratic Europe in distain and we shou… (View Post)

I think America can move away from Trumpism, but I am not convinced it is coming back to the aid or support of Europe any time soon. The direction of travel was always away from the European continen… (View Post)