Since the end of the Second World War, Europe and the USA have been close allies. This decades-long certainty was never in doubt, even during changes of power in the White House - until Donald Trump became US President again. Since January 2025, transatlantic relations have faced one of their most difficult tests. Trump has made it unmistakably clear that Europe can no longer rely unconditionally on the US as a military protecting power. Challenging times lie ahead for the continent.
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Dr. habil. Cornelius Friesendorf and Dr. Wolfgang Zellner
Three years ago, Russian troops advanced towards Kyiv. Since then, the Ukrainian population has been living in a state of terror: Russia has bombed hospitals,…
Friesendorf, Cornelius,
Wolfgang Zellner. 2025.
Das Ende der Schutzmacht. Was Europa nach Trumps Seitenwechsel tun muss.
Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik
70 (4): 63-72.
Fayet, Héloïse,
Andrew Futter,
Ulrich Kühn,
Łukasz Kulesa,
Paul van Hooft,
Kristin Ven Bruusgaard. 2025.
Forum: European Nuclear Deterrence and Donald Trump.
Survival
67 (1): 123-142.
DOI: 10.1080/00396338.2025.2459011.
Zellner, Wolfgang. 2024.
Zeitenwende hoch zwei: Europa und der Trump-Schock.
Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik
69 (12): 63-69.
Fayet, Héloïse,
Andrew Futter,
Ulrich Kühn. 2024.
Forum: Towards a European Nuclear Deterrent.
Survival
66 (5): 67-98.
DOI: 10.1080/00396338.2024.2403218.
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