Short-Term Security, Long-Term Risk: Europe’s Trump Gamble

by Lāsma Kokina

In this paper, we discuss:

• The recent shift in transatlantic relations under the new US leadership;
• The existing points of friction around trade, defence, and technology; 
• How Trump always want something more, after having obtained what he just asked; and
• The possible directions for Europe’s future strategy and international partnerships.

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