Juncker warns: Trump could fall into existential crisis!
Juncker warns: Trump could fall into existential crisis!
In a remarkable interview, Jean-Claude Juncker, the former President of the European Commission, has clearly outlined the challenges that Donald Trump brings for transatlantic relationships. "It doesn't help treat Trump like an idiot," said Juncker, emphasizing the need to draw Trump's attention to his domestic motives. Juncker, who has already dealt with Trump in the past, sees both the importance and the difficulty in working with the future US president. He is convinced that the Trump administrative has a certain potential to make strategic decisions, even if, according to Juncker, he often has a distorted perception of Europe and NATO, which he incorrectly sees as a threat ( Krone ).NATO on alert will
NATO is very concerned about the possibility of a further term of office in Trump. In the previous Trump years, many member states suffered from his unpredictable decisions that the alliance led to a crisis. In order to prepare for a possible Trump 2 election campaign, the term “Trump-Sicher” is currently circulating in security policy debates. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte noted that Trump actually contributed to increasing the defense expenditure of the member states. However, it remains uncertain whether this effect is sustainable when Trump is back in power, since he has announced that it only has allied countries in an attack that also pays "invoices" ( Tagesschau ).
The NATO diplomats are concerned that Trump could again order unproinized strategies that endanger the existing transatlantic relationships. Marco Overhaus, a USA expert, warns that the idea of making NATO "Trump-Sicher" is an illusion. He emphasizes that the transatlantic defense weight is currently disproportionately on the shoulders of the United States, which the alliance could destabilize in the future, especially if Trump should return to power.
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