US was long a friend to Europe, but Trump seems like a foe

The US president has been dismissive of decades of Western alliance and his ‘America Alone’ attitude is dangerous and destabilising, says John Lloyd.

US was long a friend to Europe, but Trump seems like a foe

The US president has been dismissive of decades of Western alliance and his ‘America Alone’ attitude is dangerous and destabilising, says John Lloyd.

Does Europe still have a partner, a big brother, across the water? One which can be a scold, a nag, an annoyance, a puzzle, but which has always been there for it?

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