Europe is selling its soul to Trump
What masquerades as pragmatism is self-harming opportunism
What masquerades as pragmatism is self-harming opportunism

The EU is willingly colluding in its own subjugation to Trump’s geopolitical agenda

Diplomatic success in Washington suggest unity is paying dividends and counters narrative of submission to US

The more the EU has to pay for ingratiation with Trump, the less convincing its strategic rationale for doing so

But greater international prominence will not happen by default — it must be earned

The bloc has the strength not to offer the US anything

Getting comfortable with division at home can strengthen Europe’s hand abroad