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As Trump squeezes, can de Villepin give new backbone to France?
Europe

As Trump squeezes, can de Villepin give new backbone to France?

For the former foreign minister, Emmanuel Macron’s equivocation on Iran is a retreat from the Gaullist tradition of French strategic autonomy

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Europe

France and Germany launch Europe's nuclear Plan B

NATO will still be under the US umbrella, but faith in Washington appears to be wobbling

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Europe

Flattery is for fools: Can Euros stand up to Trump — and win?

There is no reason why they cannot turn the president into an asset without embarrassing themselves

Swedish military Greenland
Europe

Trump digs in as Europe sends troops to Greenland

The president is now claiming the US needs the Arctic territory to support the Golden Dome missile defense initiative

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Europe

Is the EU already trying to sabotage new Ukraine peace plan?

The goal appears not to be a better peace, but to hollow out the American proposal until it becomes unacceptable to Moscow

Why German rearmament isn't happening
Europe

Why German rearmament isn't happening

Chancellor Merz's much-touted defense renewal appears to be more fragile than he lets on