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Foreign Policy Live

How Should Europe Navigate the Trump Era?

Foreign Policy Live

Foreign Policy

Politics, News Commentary, News

4601 Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

The Trump administration has dramatically shifted the United States’ long-standing relationship with Europe, pushing it to shore up its own defense. How is the continent grappling with these changes? And what does it mean for its policies, both foreign and domestic? Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):  Kishore Mahbubani: It’s Time for Europe to Do the Unthinkable Transcript: The Speech That Stunned Europe Edward Lucas: Comrade Trump Ivo H. Daalder: It’s Time for a New Trans-Atlantic Bargain Michael Hirsh: On Ukraine, Split the Difference Between Trump and Biden Anchal Vohra: Europe’s Economic Decoupling From America Is Underway Brought to you by: https://incogni.com/foreignpolicy. Use promo code "foreignpolicy" to get an exclusive 60% off an annual plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Thank you. Policy's Editor-in-Chief. This is FP Live. So in just two months in office,

0:43.7

U.S. President Donald Trump has royal relations with key allies.

0:48.3

Europe, in particular, has been jolted on several fronts,

0:51.7

by Trump's threats to invade Greenland, his steep tariffs,

0:56.8

his scolding of Ukrainian President Zelensky in the Oval Office, and of course,

1:02.0

Vice President J.D. Vance's now infamous speech in Munich last month, where he also met with

1:07.6

the head of Germany's far-right party, the AFD. How should Europe respond?

1:13.6

In the past month, there's been a flurry of high-level diplomacy, with flashy convenings in places

1:19.4

like Paris and London and Brussels. There's been a lot of talk. But what action will Europeans

1:26.7

actually take, not only regarding tariffs, but also their

1:30.6

defense, their literal sovereignty? European leaders have begun to realize that they were too

1:36.4

reliant on the United States for defense support. The problem is, building up your defense

1:42.3

takes a lot of time. You can't do it overnight.

1:45.5

So how should European leaders approach the problem on their hands?

1:50.2

And if they do reorient their budgets to spend more in defense,

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