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Europe weighs retaliation, strengthens defenses

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European governments signaled a shift toward greater assertiveness, debating retaliation against U.S. economic coercion and preparing for possible Russian attacks on NATO territory, analysts said.

The Guardian
Want to stop Trump bullying your country? Retaliate

Faced with economic coercion, Europe has trodden carefully. My experience tells me that’s not enough In February of last year, Donald Trump convened the first full cabinet meeting of his second term in the White House. He proudly announced his intention to impose sweeping tariffs on the US’s closest allies in Europe. When asked by a reporter whether Europe might retaliate, Trump sounded confident. “They can’t, ” he said . Pressed to explain, he continued: “We are the pot of gold. We’re the one that everybody wants. And they can retaliate, but it cannot be a successful retaliation. ” As Trump saw it, Europe was weak and feckless - a minnow compared with the American economic juggernaut. When confronted with a US president prepared to throw his country’s weight around, Europe would certainly cave. In the year since, Trump has repeatedly wielded America’s economic might against Europe, from coercing the EU and the UK to swallow lopsided trade deals to pressuring Denmark to sell him Greenland. And time and again, his assessment of European countries - that they would scurry to him, hat in hand, eager to make a deal - has been vindicated. Continue reading. . .

Want to stop Trump bullying your country? Retaliate
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The Sidney Morning Herald
‘Despicable’ attack on Trump signals a shift in Europe

A dispute in Poland is emerging as a key test of Europe’s willingness to speak out against its NATO ally.

‘Despicable’ attack on Trump signals a shift in Europe
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El Pais
Carlo Masala, political scientist: "It's not far-fetched to think that Russia could attack a NATO country in 2028"

The German researcher has caused a major impact in European political circles with 'If Russia Won', a book in which he presents, in his view, a plausible scenario: in 2028, Putin decides to take the Estonian city of Narva after winning the war in Ukraine. How would European countries react if the United States stood on the sidelines?

Carlo Masala, political scientist: "It's not far-fetched to think that Russia could attack a NATO country in 2028"
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