Jean-Claude Juncker, former EU chief: ‘Trump’s goal is to divide us. And he will fail again’

To make Vladimir Putin a partner is a "dangerous illusion", believes, in an interview with the "World", the former Socialist Prime Minister. The latter analyses the geopolitical shift of Donald Trump and the way in which the US President is "provoking the democratic essence of the American political system".

Jean-Claude Juncker, former EU chief: ‘Trump’s goal is to divide us. And he will fail again’

The statesman who was president of the European Commision between 2014 and 2019 is writing his memoirs. In his office at the executive branch of the EU, he argues that the combined shock of Trumpism and the invasion of Ukraine is forcing Europe into a geopolitical awakening. ‘The era of Trump, Putin, and Xi,’ he declares, ‘forces Europe to defend itself’

In an era when the world's axes of power have shifted from the Euro-Atlantic to the Indo-Pacific, Europe is once again taking center stage in geopolitical rivalry. Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Xi Jinping all look at us with contempt. Ultimately, all three will try to divide us for different reasons. But it is up to us whether we will use our potential and what the new world order will look like. Countries such as Great Britain, France, Germ…

Relations between the US and Europe are now in a different phase, and this is clear to everyone. After Donald Trump came to power and his attempts to change the previous American policy, the Old Continent is faced with the need to strengthen its defense capabilities and demonstrate a stronger presence in world processes. Whether this will happen is still unclear.