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Panel: Is the transatlantic alliance faced with an unprecedented crisis?

2025/2/28
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Kathleen Burke: 我认为当前的跨大西洋危机并非前所未有,但确实很严重。问题的核心在于美国变得不可靠,欧洲正努力适应特朗普政府的政策变化。特朗普政府的政策以权力运用为核心,这包括权力运用和权力不运用两种方式,让欧洲感到担忧。特朗普试图迫使欧洲更加关注军事,但这对欧洲来说是一个挑战,因为欧洲是一个贸易组织,而非军事组织。虽然特朗普不太可能完全撤出欧洲,但他正在通过威胁的方式迫使欧洲改变其行为。 Doug Guthrie: 我作为一名美国人,对当前的局势感到担忧。美国领导层非常注重交易和自身利益,这令人担忧。特朗普政府关注的是通过宣称“让美国再次伟大”来创造胜利的局面,以及为美国创造就业机会。但其真正目标是为富人和自己减税,这对于美国的国际关系非常危险。美国减少对发展中国家的援助,为中国和欧洲之间的经济联盟创造了机会。 Christis Tombazos: 特朗普政府正在以显著的方式干预欧洲政治,支持反欧盟的势力。特朗普政府庆祝任何反对欧洲理念的人,并试图通过干预欧洲政治来重塑欧洲的政治格局。美国副总统蓬佩奥在欧洲的访问以及他发表的言论,表明美国试图破坏欧盟,并挑战欧盟与美国之间的关系。美国无权干涉欧洲政治,即使它在欧洲安全问题上负有主要责任。欧洲需要加强自身国防能力,并寻求与其他国家的合作,以应对美国的不确定性。

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This chapter explores whether the current transatlantic crisis is unprecedented, discussing the shift in dependability of the United States and the challenges Europe faces in pursuing strategic autonomy. Experts weigh in on President Trump's impact and Europe's traditional reliance on US support.
  • The transatlantic crisis stems from the US becoming less dependable.
  • Europe is a trade organization, not primarily military.
  • President Trump's actions implicitly threaten Europe, pushing for increased military attention.

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French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have in recent days travelled to the White House with a key message to US President Donald Trump: don’s abandon Europe. Trump’s shift on Ukraine is shaking the transatlantic alliance, causing panic on a continent that has depended on US security assurance for 80 years. Suspicions are deepening that Trump is effectively pulling the plug on decades of US support for Europe.

So, are transatlantic relations over? What are the challenges that Europe must overcome if it wants to pursue strategic autonomy? Host Ding Heng is joined by Kathleen Burk, Professor Emeritus of Modern and Contemporary History, University College London; Professor Doug Guthrie from Thunderbird School of Global Management; Christis Tombazos, Associate Professor at Monash University.