"Although, let's be honest, you would be forgiven for feeling like you have been living your own personal time loop since 20 January last year lately. The movie-famous groundhog will make an appearance at some point this afternoon to reveal if we should expect a long winter, or an early spring. As doom and gloom dominates the headlines, we're all rooting for a bit of sun, Phil."
"Kallas in particular warned that the US shift away from Europe is a long term process that the bloc needs to urgently adapt to. Actually, if we look at the transatlantic policy, or we look at what, what the US administration the decisions that they have taken. it didn't really start with President Trump. I think there's a lot of convergence with the policies of different administrations."
"So it might be so easy to think that one personality comes, there are elections, then another one, but I think it's a long term that we really need to look at. She said that back in October, over 40% of Americans considered Europeans their closest allies, a view shared by only 14% of Europeans, adding that we have since seen a lot happening, so I think it might be even lower."
January ended and Groundhog Day arrives in the US, with hopes for brighter weather amid gloomy headlines. European leaders at the Oslo Security Conference warned that Europe faces major security shifts requiring urgent adaptation beyond confronting an aggressive Russia. The nature of Europe’s alliance with the United States is changing as a long-term process that predates recent presidencies and reflects policy convergence across administrations. Transatlantic incidents such as tariffs, Greenland and NATO strains have eroded mutual perceptions. Public opinion differs markedly: over 40% of Americans saw Europeans as closest allies versus only 14% of Europeans. No definitive solutions emerged.
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