From a European point of view, the US is the primary ‘other’ that Europe measures itself against on technology — at least for now
Media mentions – European Sovereignty
In asserting its health sovereignty, the EU will have to make difficult choices about whom it wants to partner with. One obvious option is India.
The commitments France made are too ambitious and it hasn’t managed to convince the US to continue working with it on the big issues: Iran, climate, trade or Covid
The EU is avoiding a confrontation with Moscow
Strategic sovereignty is the only way to both greater independence and more effective cooperation on the issues that will matter to Europeans
ECFR’s survey does not only reveal that, after four years of Trump’s presidency, our perceptions of the US is not the same anymore. It also tells us that Europe is changing too.
The Italian newspaper looks at the results of ECFR’s latest opinion poll
2/3 of the Europeans rejoice the change in the White house but they do not think the US could easily make a comeback as a global leader
As an alternative to the reliance on the United States, Europeans are converging on the idea of a more sovereign and autonomous Europe
Mark Leonard and Ivan Krastev’s op-ed on European perception of the transatlantic relations after Trump’s mandate
Trust in the Americans is broken
Donald Trump’s presidency has significantly damaged the reputation of the United States among Europeans, according to a survey of eleven countries
There is a real danger that Europeans will get stuck in the middle of the Sino-American competition (…) The EU must learn to think like a geopolitical power, to define goals and act strategically