""If the threats of Donald Trump prove anything, it is that the mantra of shared values with his administration is as much use as a chocolate teapot. Countries across the world are scrambling to adjust. Canada has announced a trade realignment towards China and talk grows of counter-sanctions in Europe. If the UK wants to avoid being caught in the crossfire, there really is only one alternative: to finally take the brakes off rebuilding our common future in Europe."
"In the past few weeks, Nato has suffered life-changing injuries. This should not be surprising, given the repeated signals from Washington, from the anti-European screed in Trump's National Security Strategy to the harassment of President Zelenskyy at the White House. When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time and act accordingly. There is no easy solution but, as ever, there are always ways to make a bad situation worse."
Donald Trump's threats expose the fragility of relying on shared values with the US, prompting global adjustments such as Canada's trade realignment toward China and talk of European counter-sanctions. NATO has been weakened by recent US signals, including anti-European rhetoric in the National Security Strategy and the White House treatment of President Zelenskyy, undermining allied trust. Emotional bilateral responses in the UK, like evicting US bases or scrapping Trident, would not deter Trump or protect Europe. Maintaining nuclear deterrence and deepening integration with Europe offers stronger security assurances to Germany, Poland and other allies against Russian ambitions.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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