New Atlanticism

Trump’s poisoned TTIP chalice

The prospect of reopening trade talks with the US puts the European Union in an invidious position

Trump the Ideologue?

Even those who seem to take Trump seriously are failing to get to the root of Trumpism. 

European defence and the two per cent mantra

The best route to improved European defence capabilities is to build on the patchwork of co-operation that already exists – with Germany at its centre

Pay no attention to the President?

The reassurances of even the most senior officials in the administration are worth very little to US allies

How Trump will save Europe

Ironically, the deeply Euroskeptic U.S. president and his ally in the Kremlin may provide the push Europe needs to finally resolve its biggest crises.

Europe’s Trump-China dilemma

A multilateral order with China and without America is simply impossible.