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Normal Is Over
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Normal Is Over

Europeans hope that the Trump era is an anomaly. But the transatlantic divide has never been so stark


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In terms of both personal style and political rhetoric, Donald Trump is unlike any other modern US president. But is “Trumpism” just an aberration, or is it a new paradigm that will reshape Europe and the transatlantic alliance for years to come? Constanze Stelzenmüller, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, takes the latter view. She warns that Europeans’ fixation on Trump himself ignores key implications of the ideological sentiments he expresses – a zeitgeist that is not uniquely American yet challenges the very foundations of the Western world.

Take-Aways

  • Although US president Donald Trump has reaffirmed his commitment to the transatlantic alliance, his “America First” rhetoric challenges its cohesion.
  • Trump’s critique of the liberal order and globalization reflects a growing divergence in worldviews between the United States and Europe.
  • Trump’s National Security Strategy disregards NATO’s broader role of projecting stability and continuity based on a set of shared values.  

About the Author

Constanze Stelzenmüller is the inaugural Robert Bosch Senior Fellow at the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution.


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