Three days after the US midterms, the balance of power in Washington is set. For Europe, the question is what it means when the transatlantic relationship can no longer be taken for granted. Whichever party controls Congress, the EU faces the same strategic reality: in a time of geopolitical rivalry, economic uncertainty and accelerating technological change, it can no longer afford to depend on others for its security, prosperity and technological future. Strategic sovereignty has moved from an ambition to a necessity. But is Europe ready to act?
We asked Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook, Senior Advisor in the “Europe’s Future” program at the Bertelsmann Stiftung, what the shifting power balance in Washington means for Europe’s negotiating position, where the EU should deliberately deepen its cooperation with the US to become more independent, and what Europe can still rely on in security and foreign policy.
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