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TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS

A Renaissance oil painting depicting two richly dressed men standing beside a table adorned with scientific instruments, a globe, and a lute. The background features a green curtain, and at the bottom of the painting, an anamorphic skull stretches across the floor—visible only from a specific angle. The artwork symbolizes diplomacy, knowledge, and hidden threats, paralleling modern geopolitical tensions

Europe’s Trump dilemma: Smiling through the chaos

Donald Trump’s latest foreign policy moves have left European leaders scrambling to rationalize the irrational. As George Magnus points out, the transatlantic alliance is under stress—but Europe’s reaction is a case study in strategic self-delusion