Trump's policies seem to defy all logic. The closest parallel would be the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose entourage was riddled with Soviet agents.
At the crossroads of Turkish, Russian, Chinese and Iranian ambitions, the Caspian Basin is once again becoming a strategic issue while Europe looks elsewhere.
Seven years after Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA), the unpredictable U.S. president announced the resumption of negotiations. These began in Oman on April 13. Some see the discussions between the Americans and Russians as an attempt to “pin...
Donald Trump’s return to power has shattered long-held certainties across the Atlantic. With NATO shaken and U.S. support for Ukraine suspended, Europe finds itself forced into a historic reckoning: stand together – or stand alone.
A "botched peace" imposed by Trump would cause a disruption of the balance in the Black Sea and change the geopolitical situation in the entire region.
American diplomacy could give way to Russia not only in Ukraine, but in the whole of Central and Eastern Europe. This raises the urgency of greater autonomy for European allies.
Trump's submission to Putin endangers the entire European continent. In the face of American cynicism, Volodymyr Zelensky and his European partners must adopt a position of strength.