How pro-Europe, pro-US Poland offers the EU a model for how to handle Trump

By Małgorzata Zachara-Szymańska, Jean Monnet Fellow, Professor of International Relations, Jagiellonian University, European University Institute

The European Union will have to strike a deal with US President Donald Trump on tariffs, NATO, and the stationing of US troops in EU countries. A trade war with the US will further weaken the already modest growth prospects in EU countries. Europe also still lacks a clear plan for how to defend itself if the US were to withdraw from its security system. Turning NATO into a more “Europeanized” alliance will require the development of a homegrown European military-industrial complex, and these things take time.

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~	Gaza: Aid trucks still waiting for Israeli green light inside enclave

~	Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers on keeping Australia out of recession amid the ‘dark shadow’ of global instability

~	Morabo Morojele: Lesotho’s swinging jazz drummer who became a literary star

~	19th-century Catholic teachings, 21st-century tech: How concerns about AI guided Pope Leo’s choice of name

~	Making eye contact and small talk with strangers is more than just being polite − the social benefits of psychological generosity

~	Aristotle would scoff at Mark Zuckerberg’s suggestion that AI can solve the loneliness epidemic

~	Why your electricity bill is so high and what Pennsylvania is doing about it

~	Rethinking engineering education: Why focusing on learning preferences matters for diversity

~	Israel has promised ‘basic amount’ of food into Gaza − but its policies have already created catastrophic starvation risk for millions

~	Russia’s invasion united different parts of Ukraine against a common enemy – 3 years on, that unanimity still holds