How Trump blew up the world order - and left Europe scrabbling

Under Trump, 80 years of collective security have been dismantled in as many days

Editorial: The Atlantic Alliance used to believe it had liberal democratic values in common and a shared interest in collective security and free trade. That, thanks to the US president, is no longer true. Europe must adjust to this altered reality, or die

Opinion | Can The Real BRICS+ Please Stand Up?

When the Trump administration decided that Europe had no place at the table in peace talks with Russia over Ukraine, the continent was left gasping. For decades, Europe had been the junior partner in transatlantic affairs, but never had Washington so bluntly slammed the door in its face. The initial reaction was a mix of disbelief, outrage and even existential crisis. Leaders, journalists and academics—left wing or right wing—were all united in …

The Trump Doctrine: Brinkmanship and blowback in a unipolar hangover

Trump’s attempt to reinvent US power through economic coercion, proxy discipline, and selective warfare may be speeding up the decline of US global dominance in a world no longer willing to play by American rules.

Europe and the Next World Order | by Sigmar Gabriel & Peter Eitel - Project Syndicate

With Donald Trump effectively abandoning America's 80-year-old commitment to the transatlantic relationship and the broader international order, the future of European peace and prosperity is now wholly in Europeans’ hands. The task now is to unlock the continent's full technological, economic, and military potential.

How Trump blew up the world order - and left Europe scrabbling

This is the gravest crisis for Western security since the end of World War Two. So which nations will step forward as the new world order emerges?

For decades, the North Atlantic Alliance has been the main, seemingly unshakable pillar of European security. At first only in the western part of the continent, and after the fall of the Soviet bloc also in its east. In recent years, NATO has begun to significantly strengthen its eastern wing and has also gained other significant reinforcements in the form of new members Finland and Sweden. However, since World War II, the United States, as the…