"Trump may [...] use the Strategic Posture Review as a means of reasserting his independence."

Assessing how the transatlantic relationship will evolve over the next two years following the US midterms, Giuseppe Spatafora argued in Libertatea that Trump is unlikely to become more conciliatory in foreign policy. As Congress has greater power to restrict the President domestically than internationally, Trump may increasingly focus on foreign policy if his domestic agenda is blocked, becoming more aggressive and unpredictable. (in Romanian)