SMART DIPLOMACY:
When you understand this, you can grasp the magnitude of what Trump did today.
The European Union, NATO, these institutions were founded to limit the power of the USA and to direct its capital into the will of Europe.
The US president rounded up their figureheads like children… https://t.co/mDiwbNSsws
— Derek. (@SuitablePolitic) August 19, 2025
UPDATE (From Ed):
Institutionally, Europe has fallen between two stools. It has lost the vigor and creativity that a continent of decentralized, genuinely sovereign states displayed, yet without acquiring the unity and force of a government with a single leader. One sees only a sort of feeble… https://t.co/qZl4UIEuA2
— Adrian Vermeule (@Vermeullarmine) August 19, 2025