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So, analysis of the visit that ended thursdag evening local time is beginning to tickle in from local sources.
Bottom line is that the US is heading for the "brexit" exit. If the US dont want trade or clima change the EU will continue these efforts with other partners.
- EU support in member states are growing as a result from Brexit, Russia and also current events from the USA.
- EU is recovering from Brexit just fine while Britain is still finding its feet.
- Alternative trade parterships are allready being finalized with Canada, India and Japan, commitment to WTO is total.
- Climate goals remain if not enhanced
- NATO members is also descoping dependence on the US.
Noone knows what the US is up to and thus must prepare for the worst, the messages coming out of the White House, State Department, Pentagon and the Department of Commerce is not of one voice and often in direct contradiction with each other.
For example, Trump was shouting thunder(bad, very bad) at Germany for selling too many cars in the US. What does that actually mean, actions, consequences? Noone knows, his own people included.
My personal take here is that there is a silver lining and its one that I bet the Trump-Putin axis did not consider, due to current state of affairs the EU will pull together, strongly, may even get the EU army up and running. This will not please Putin. When the US normalize and get a real President behind the wheel we will pick it up again and as a result be that much stronger.
We get to rally and pick our shit up.
The US gets to clean house.
We will meet up again in a few years and form an even better team (we may even have picked GB up again).
Bottom line is that the US is heading for the "brexit" exit. If the US dont want trade or clima change the EU will continue these efforts with other partners.
- EU support in member states are growing as a result from Brexit, Russia and also current events from the USA.
- EU is recovering from Brexit just fine while Britain is still finding its feet.
- Alternative trade parterships are allready being finalized with Canada, India and Japan, commitment to WTO is total.
- Climate goals remain if not enhanced
- NATO members is also descoping dependence on the US.
Noone knows what the US is up to and thus must prepare for the worst, the messages coming out of the White House, State Department, Pentagon and the Department of Commerce is not of one voice and often in direct contradiction with each other.
For example, Trump was shouting thunder(bad, very bad) at Germany for selling too many cars in the US. What does that actually mean, actions, consequences? Noone knows, his own people included.
My personal take here is that there is a silver lining and its one that I bet the Trump-Putin axis did not consider, due to current state of affairs the EU will pull together, strongly, may even get the EU army up and running. This will not please Putin. When the US normalize and get a real President behind the wheel we will pick it up again and as a result be that much stronger.
We get to rally and pick our shit up.
The US gets to clean house.
We will meet up again in a few years and form an even better team (we may even have picked GB up again).