The EU’s Inability to Emancipate Itself from the U.S.

The EU’s Inability to Emancipate Itself from the U.S.

In a speech delivered at the World Economic Forum in February, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen emphasized the EU’s necessity for its ‘independence’ from arguing that the powerful shifts shaking the global order should be treated as a catalyst for good rather than a cataclysm. She spoke against a backdrop of threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, who suggested either invading or coercing the sale of Greenland—a territ…