European international locations in no specific order on the brand new relations with the United States | EUROtoday

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BRUSSELS – Donald Trump’s return to the White House is shaking issues up globally, but in addition among the many Twenty-Seven. Governments know they’ve to shut ranks, however there is no such thing as a scarcity of uncertainty and doubts about learn how to take care of the state of affairs. A examine by the European Council on Foreign Relations underlines the totally different attitudes of member international locations, and factors out delicate variations between Berlin and Rome, whereas in Italy there are those that eagerly experience the concept of ​​a brand new relationship with Germany.

The examine middle summarizes in a report that Il Sole/24 Ore obtained as a preview: «A majority of individuals are conscious that the United States can now not be thought of a dependable ally. A majority additionally accepts the necessity to enhance protection spending. The downside is that these two parts, consultant of a sure ‘geopolitical awakening’ of Europe, are distributed erratically throughout the continent, and don’t essentially coincide in individuals’s minds.”

The survey was carried out last November and took into account 13 countries. In almost all of these countries the image of the United States has declined compared to November 2024, even in those member states where ideological closeness is more evident (such as Hungary for example). The only exception is Poland where 31% of people surveyed still think that America is an ally. In Italy the share decreased from 18 to 12%; in Germany from 19 to 12%.

Based on the answers to a series of questions ranging from the possible increase in military spending to the possible reintroduction of military service, the European Council on Foreign Relations divides European society into six large groups, partly borrowing the expressions of those who follow the monetary policy of central banks: the hawks, the doves, the Atlanticists, the rebels, the nationalists and the Donald Trump faithful.

According to this subdivision, each Germany and France truly belong to the hawk group – an important within the European Council on Foreign Relations rating. They are international locations which are combative in the direction of Russia, but in addition in the direction of the United States, and consider within the urgency of accelerating navy spending. In the Federal Republic, the hawks are a majority of voters within the two events of Friedrich Merz’s authorities, the Social Democrats and the Christian Democrats.