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"I don't know whether Trump wants to destroy the transatlantic relationship. But he does want to fundamentally reshape it. No longer a relationship between allies, but an order under American dominance where coercion and intimidation replace consultation and rules."
Our Director Steven Everts did a long-form interview with De Standaard to discuss Europe's geopolitical challenges. How does he interpret Trump's threats and U-turn? How can Europe convert its weaknesses into strengths and its strengths into power? Can Europe keep Ukraine militarily afloat without US support? Is the euro a strength and how can the EU harness it?
"[For Europe's] security, we really need to think about where we are too dependent, what our strengths are, and how to turn weaknesses into strength. The old world ran on trust. That is gone," remarked Steven.
Read the full interview in Dutch on De Standaard or the full English translation here.