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I think this news won't dominate the headlines, but I think it is a clear sign the circle of authoritarians have lost the plot. Europe turned out to have too m
by exceptione 5mo ago
I think this news won't dominate the headlines, but I think it is a clear sign the circle of authoritarians have lost the plot. Europe turned out to have too many cards. This seems intended to hit Germany and destroy its industrial base (after the billions of dollars in coerced investments in the USA). But part of me thinks this is also an assignment given by the Russian handler in last week's 90 minutes phone call.
Note that Trump managed to alienate Stubb, Merz and Meloni by now. I left out Macron, as the rift with Macron came earlier. In my view, it is quite over now. I don't expect Merz trying to flatter the American president, nor do I expect Europe to accept further extortion.
- pseudohadamard 5mo agoUnfortunately I think they will. More reluctantly this time, but they'll keep coming back to the abusive relationship.
- exceptione 5mo agoThere is less need to. EU still needs domestically build awacs-like capabilities for information gathering, but the US is also reliant on the EU for many things. What has changed: the EU is rapidly rearming and politically it has become clear that the USA is a dead-end, even the staunchest transatlanticists have fallen quiet by now. What I do believe is that once the 15% deal has been signed by all required parties, Trump will back down his new tariffs. But I see there is, at this point, a little bit of chance that the original deal will be flushed down the toilet as well.
- nistiminic 5mo ago> EU still needs domestically build awacs-like capabilities for information gathering You mean this: NATO awards AWACS replacement contract to Saab and Bombardier: La Lettre https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/nato-awacs-replacement-saab-bombardier-globaleye https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/nato-awacs-replacement-sa...
- exceptione 5mo agoYes, that is quite fresh.