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fromFortune
1 week agoU.S. literally can't afford to lose superpower status as debt looms-so we're stuck in an 'increasingly loveless' marriage with Europe, analyst says | Fortune
The U.S. and Europe remain militarily and economically intertwined, making a trans-Atlantic split unlikely despite political tensions and efforts toward limited European autonomy.
fromwww.dw.com
1 week agoGermany's chancellor urges new 'partnership' with Trump, US
"A rift has opened up between Europe and the United States. Vice President JD Vance said this very openly here in Munich a year ago," Merz said. "He was right. The culture war of the MAGA movement is not ours," Merz said, referring to US President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan. "Freedom of speech ends here with us when that speech goes against human dignity and the constitution. We do not believe in tariffs and protectionism, but in free trade."
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fromSlate Magazine
1 week agoThere's One More Thing Tearing the Trans-Atlantic Alliance Apart. It's Coming to a Head This Weekend.
U.S. officials and tech interests are aligning with Europe's far-right to challenge EU regulation, undermining trans-Atlantic cohesion and framing the EU as censorious.
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks agoGermany news: SPD urges Trump-era reset in ties with US
Germany and the European Union must fundamentally rethink their relationship with the United States, the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) advocates, as President Donald Trump's approach to international affairs raises doubts about the US's reliability as a partner and ally. The SPD, the junior coalition member in Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative-led government, argues in a policy paper set to be adopted by the party executive board that Germany must carry out a realistic reassessment of the trans-Atlantic relationship.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 month agoAt Davos, U.S. allies question a fraying world order
DAVOS, Switzerland It was among the most volatile weeks for trans-Atlantic relations in recent history, marked by a series of disruptive statements from President Trump that unsettled global markets and strained relations with some of America's closest allies on topics that ranged from Greenland to Gaza. The diplomatic whiplash was on full display in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, where the annual World Economic Forum unfolded against the backdrop of growing uncertainty about America's role as a global leader among Western democracies.
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