Carnegie Europe
Don’t place bets that a divided EU can successfully navigate a delicate balancing act between a disruptive Trump and an assertive China.
The 2018 NATO summit was more than the United States haranguing and bad mouthing its Europeans allies. It was about an attempt to reorder the transatlantic relationship.
President Trump’s hectoring of NATO and Germany could prove counterproductive—or the opposite.
The U.S. president has a very narrow view of American security policy—one that NATO does not necessarily fit into.
The possibility of a grand bargain emerging from the Helsinki summit is low. The Russian president will not be making concessions to his U.S. counterpart.
A selection of experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
Donald Trump’s foreign policy is an extension of the harsh quality of American politics: combative, lonely, and winner-take-all.
Whatever President Trump says and thinks about the relevance of NATO, so far the alliance has coped with crises and criticism.
Allies are divided and the stakes have never been higher heading into the 2018 NATO summit.
Donald Trump’s summit with Kim Jong-un may further convince the U.S. president that traditional allies are dispensable.
Germany holds the key to European unity. All the more reason for EU member states to close ranks around Chancellor Angela Merkel.
NATO isn’t providing the security the Polish government has long wanted. Warsaw is not sure the Trump administration will either.
Washington underestimates the strength of attachment in Paris and Berlin to the current Iran deal, as well as the depth of differences between Europe and the United States on how to stabilize the Middle East.
A selection of experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
The French president has his work cut out in persuading Trump to appreciate the benefits of multilateralism and the transatlantic relationship.
NATO faces a dilemma over criticizing member states that undermine democracy and the rule of law and disclose information that might endanger an ally.
After Brexit, there is no guarantee that the major powers in NATO and the EU will agree on how to respond to future crises.
A selection of experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
Major changes in the global nuclear landscape may soon put renewed pressure on the nuclear dimension of NATO’s deterrence strategy.
The post-1945 institutions are being eclipsed, leaving a vacuum that favors China and weakens Europeans unless they change course.
Sign up to receive Judy Dempsey’s Strategic Europe updates in your inbox!
Stay connected to Judy Dempsey’s Strategic Europe wtih a new smartphone app for Android and iOS devices