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Internationalism No. 85, March 2026 Page 3 From the series European news At the Davos Forum in January, US President Donald Trump withdrew his threats to take Greenland away from Denmark and impose tariffs on all countries that opposed him. However, the damage had already been done. The episode was a trauma for Europe: now we no longer know how far the Americans might go , commented Emmanuel Macron. The French president warns against an illusory sense of relief after the peak of tensions. This Greenland moment has undoubtedly made Europeans aware that they are under threat . Now, we must think of Europe as a power [ Süddeutsche Zeitung , February 11 th ]. The German chancellor also spoke out in favour of more European power in his speech to the Bundestag on January 29 th . There, Friedrich Merz issued a warning: Anyone in the world who believes [...] that it is necessary to use customs tariffs against Europe must know—and now knows—that we are...

Internationalism No. 84, February 2026 Page 3 From the series European news The irritation expressed by Denmark on December 21 st , after Donald Trump appointed a special envoy for Greenland, turned into widespread alarmism across Europe within a few weeks. Especially after the American military intervention in Venezuela on January 3 rd , Europeans have been wondering how far the Trump administration will push its claim for hemispheric dominance. The day after the raid on Caracas, the American president declared: We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security . The White House then made it known that it would not rule out the use of military force to grab hold of the island, a semi-autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, despite it being part of the Atlantic Alliance. The first formal European reaction was the statement of January 6 th , signed by the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spai...

Internationalism No. 83, January 2026 Page 3 From the series European news Ending the chaos and decline caused by Conservative governments, with their succession of four prime ministers between 2016 and 2024, and rebuilding the country: this is how Keir Starmer described his commitment to national renewal in Labour’s 2024 election manifesto. A year and a half after the clear victory that delivered Labour 411 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, YouGov figures [December 16 th ] show the current prime minister’s approval rating has fallen from 44% to 18%. The political landscape is fragmenting, with the two traditional mainstream parties being overwhelmed by the rise of fringe parties. The government has been marred by minor scandals, muddled communications, statements followed by U-turns, and a chaotic run-up to the announcement of the new budget on November 26 th . With defeat anticipated in the local elections in May, frustrat...

Internationalism No. 82, December 2025 Page 3 From the series European news In our analysis, we have considered how the most likely path to EU rearmament could be through the creation of a European pillar within NATO. Rather than a common deterrence signifying the supreme affirmation of the sovereignty of a continental State, it would probably involve the sharing of State sovereignty at European level, in the form of nuclear sharing. This assessment is confirmed by a significant French source. Nuclear backing In an October report by the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS) , Emmanuelle Maître and Etienne Marcuz elaborate on the concrete prospects for cooperation between States to achieve European-scale deterrence. Together with the British system, they write, French nuclear deterrence forms the foundation of a true European pillar within NATO . The creation of a Franco-British Nuclear Steering Group with the Northwood Declaration ...

Internationalism No. 78-79, August-September 2025 Page 3 From the series European news In July, the strategic triangle of London-Paris-Berlin was strengthened with the Northwood Declaration, in which the United Kingdom and France signalled the possibility of coordinating the use of their nuclear weapons through the creation of a “Nuclear Steering Group”, and with the Kensington Treaty, an Anglo-German defence pact. These agreements complement the Franco-British agreements of Lancaster House and the Franco-German Treaty of Aachen. Although Poland signed the Treaty of Nancy with France in May 2025, it was excluded from the recent “E3” consultations, in which only the United Kingdom, France, and Germany participated. Nevertheless, the establishment of the new government led by Donald Tusk, the Civic Platform (PO) leader, in the October 2023 elections, after eight years of antagonism with Brussels under the Law and Justice Party (PiS)-dominated government, ha...