Europe | Watching America

Spain: To the Barricades

Lucy Preston - September 5, 2026. Published in Ideal Digital

We have a Europe that’s scared out of its wits and diplomatically inept, presidents with dirty underwear, and borders that are bursting at the seams like old clothes.

Poland: Trump Was Supposed To Be a Model for Europe’s Right. Today, He Has Become Its Problem*

Danuta Kowalska - August 30, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita

Taiwan: US-EU Estrangement and Global Disorder

Jennifer Sampson - August 14, 2026. Published in The Merit Times

What should the world do when the United States is no longer trustworthy or capable of leading?

Austria: Trump May Talk a Lot of Nonsense — But NATO Restructuring Is Moving Forward Nonetheless

Peter Carioca - July 15, 2026. Published in Der Standard

How should you handle a U.S. president who constantly distinguishes himself with infantile provocations?

Saudi Arabia: Could There Be a NATO Without the US?

Jinghong Chen - July 10, 2026. Published in Arab News

Saving NATO in the age of Trump was on the minds of everyone in Ankara, but of course it was not discussed.

Poland: Europe Hears ‘Enough’ from the US: Clever Poles Refuse To Believe It

Danuta Kowalska - July 9, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita

We [in Poland] believe that we can create an enclave of the old transatlantic order.

Italy: Ankara Summit: A Turning Point for NATO and the US

Chiara Ciccolella - July 3, 2026. Published in La Repubblica

The era of bending over backwards to keep Trump on board is over.

Saudi Arabia: The End of New START and the Third Nuclear Age

Jinghong Chen - June 15, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat

Is humanity marching backward, or is it falling down into the nuclear abyss?

Germany: Hegseth’s ‘Invasion’ Remarks Raise European Hackles*

Anna Wright - June 10, 2026. Published in Süddeutsche Zeiting

Luxembourg: When 2 Powers Meet, Does the 3rd Suffer? Xi, Trump and What Their Meeting Means for Europe

Peter Carioca - May 28, 2026. Published in Tageblatt

Europeans do not have a choice. They have to get along with both Xi’s China and Trump’s America.

Philippines: The US Uses Allies To Surround Rivals. Poor Allies

Jinghong Chen - May 16, 2026. Published in The Manila Times

Austria: Trump Can’t Destroy NATO

Peter Carioca - May 8, 2026. Published in Der Standard

Without the U.S., the alpha dog that pulls everyone together in a crisis would not exist.

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