Ma Shikun, Senior Journalist, the People’s Daily
Jun 13, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump has forced a series of actions that have undermined the confidence of America’s allies. Media accounts are replete with evidence of a philosophical split.
Wu Zhenglong, Senior Research Fellow, China Foundation for International Studies
May 20, 2020
Weak leadership is clearly undercutting America’s global standing: Few Europeans are looking to Washington anymore. COVID-19 has left a devastating economic and political scar already, and things are only going to get worse.
Ma Shikun, Senior Journalist, the People’s Daily
Aug 09, 2019
As Trump’s “America First” policy and his penchant for unilateralism drives a wedge between the U.S. and Europe, Europe and China are coordinating and growing closer as they push back against unilateralism.
Leonardo Dinic, Advisor to the CroAsia Institute
Apr 02, 2019
As EU dependency relationships adjust to changes occurring in geopolitics and world commerce, member states will explore deals with China and Russia at the expense of Washington’s preferred global order.
Wu Zhenglong, Senior Research Fellow, China Foundation for International Studies
May 31, 2018
Trump’s America First policy is breaking down traditional barriers between East and West but breaking up the Western camp held together by shared values.
Wu Zhenglong, Senior Research Fellow, China Foundation for International Studies
Feb 27, 2018
Trump’s antics have frayed the transatlantic alliance.
Ma Xiaolin, Professor, School of Arabic Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University
Jul 17, 2017
Bordered by a strong yet not very friendly Russia, these countries are bearing the blows from forces against globalization. While it might be a good choice for them to cooperate with the United States to build a new political and economic bloc, it’s not clear if there is room for the United States and Russia to compete in both energy and geopolitics here.
Joseph S. Nye, Professor, Harvard University
Jul 07, 2017
Europe is a long way from a common defense structure, but the need is growing. And, ironically, the unpopular Trump may prove more of a help than a hindrance.
Wu Zhenglong, Senior Research Fellow, China Foundation for International Studies
Jul 03, 2017
Put simply, President Trump thinks that Europe and other allies have profited too much at the US’ expense and that the US should stop being such a sucker. That view will shape trans-Atlantic relations for the duration of this presidency.
Colin Moreshead, Freelance Writer
Jun 20, 2017
It is not ideology that Beijing should count on, then, but incompetence. With TPP and the Paris Agreement, the Trump White House has been driven by rank opportunism – not in pursuit of a coherent set of policy goals, but rather to claim alpha status by the simplest means available.