Introduction to the Ensemble! (FR) meeting on the consequences of the Trump presidency for Europe. Europe must deepen and broaden its integration or become dependent on the neo-fascist international forming around the Trump-Putin axis.
The NATO issue did not trigger the war. However, the thoughtless expansion of NATO contributed to a climate of mistrust that was a factor in Russia’s moving in an aggressive, nationalist direction. But there are two more parts to the story.
Breach of Kakhovka Dam now threatens seasonal floods thick with toxic heavy metals, other pollutants
Unprecedented mass protests hit Serbia
As Europe ramps up military spending in response to Trump’s shifting policies, the continent faces rising militarism, austerity, and the risk of further conflict. Is this the right path, or should Europe seek a new security paradigm?
Women worldwide speak as one
Reader Comments: Trump: Ambush in White House; War on Workers; Gut Medicaid; Make Apartheid Great Again; Spread Measles and Bird Flu; Techno-Fascism; Anti-semitism in Oval Office; No More Medicare Telehealth After Mar 31; Stand Up For Science Mar 7
Some fear disaster, others calmly accept a new reality in U.S.-Ukraine relations. The treatment of Ukraine’s president by Trump and Vance has produced a presumably unintended consequence: It has unified a war-weary Ukrainian people.
A 180° turn remaps world politics
Trump’s pitiful pivot to Putin has awakened two sleeping giants—Republican opposition and European unity.
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