The EU’s performance of obedience for the US president will haunt future generations
American politics has always been part performance, part power play. Domestic and foreign policy alike are wrapped in spectacle, but the drama often conceals deeper realities. This week’s meeting between Donald Trump and Western Europe’s leading politicians in Washington was a vivid example. What looked like theatre – leaders lined up in the Oval Office, each playing their role – carried consequences of genuine strategic weight.
The real subject of the summit was not Ukraine. Attempts to resolve that conflict continue, but its outcome will be determined far…
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