#transatlantic-relations

#transatlantic-relations

Optimists latch on to the hope that the stability we have lost can be restored post-Trump. Having spent the past few days in Washington, I doubt it. Even in recent history, things were not quite so bad for the transatlantic relationship. The current tensions make the first Trump administration look like a walk in the park for Europeans. It is one thing to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, which Trump did in his first term.

President Trump expressed optimism about the new agreement, stating, "I think it's going to be great for both parties. It's a good deal for everybody—a giant deal with lots of countries." He reassured that the deal averts a potential trade war, which would have significant implications for global markets.

European allies will sign up to a phoney transatlantic bargain, pretending to spend 5% on defence while Trump undermines Article 5 of the NATO treaty.

"It reminds us that it is possible to reckon with the past without erasing it," he told DW. TON's performance in this place sends a strong message..."

The US is still a great democracy, but a much lesser one than it was four months ago, raising questions about law versus contempt for it.