Europe | Watching America

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.

Poland: Polish PM Donald Tusk Questions US Loyalty in Financial Times, Targeting Both Parties

Marta Johnson - May 2, 2026. Published in Gazeta Wyborcza

Poland would likely be among the first affected if Russia were to attack the Baltic countries — a scenario that cannot be dismissed.

Saudi Arabia: A World without NATO… What Would It Look Like?

Jinghong Chen - April 19, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat

European autonomy - military, technological, economic, and financial - is beginning to take shape as Europe hedges against current and future fluctuations in [U.S.] policy.

Germany: Rutte Visits White House: Trump Is Angry Again

Fiona Garratt - April 12, 2026. Published in Die Tageszeitung

U.S. fundamental interest in NATO has remained unchanged since its founding in 1949 — even under Donald Trump.

Poland: Europe Must Not Get Drawn into a War with Iran*

Marta Johnson - April 4, 2026. Published in Gazeta Wyborcza

[Trump] has started a war he cannot win and doesn't know how to end. But should Europe help him?

Tag: Europe