Since taking office in January 2025, US President Donald Trump has upended transatlantic relations and threatened the foundations of the post-war security architecture.
The administration’s abrupt shifts in policy extend from withdrawing support for Ukraine to casting doubt on its commitment to longstanding security alliances. Likewise, it has injected a new antagonism into transatlantic relations, from discussion of the US acquiring Greenland, the territory of a NATO ally, to Vice President J. D. Vance’s unprecedented attack on European leaders’ values and priorities in a speech at the Munich Security Conference.
European leaders, meanwhile, are seeking new paths forward to ensure their economic and national security, including embracing new defense investments. With a new government on the way, Germany is at the center of these conversations, as it navigates longstanding fiscal and political constraints in a new transatlantic context.
Key questions include:
- What is the outlook for the future of US security guarantees on the continent with respect to Ukraine and beyond
- What role can Germany play in a future Euro-Atlantic security order with a possible reduced US presence?
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