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The Trump’s new National Security Strategy emphasizes "America First," prioritizing business, migration control and hemispheric defense while largely ignoring traditional security threats and international commitments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/09/world/an-america-first-national-security-strategy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #defense #petehegseth #euusrelations #asiausrelations #usjapanrelations #russiaukrainewar

Trump’s unapologetically ‘America First’ National Security Strategy

The U.S. stands taller, yet smaller, in the new National Security Strategy.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Nov 7

The second Trump administration has challenged the EU’s hard-won market indispensability and forced it into a defensive posture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/07/world/trump-diminishes-eus-power/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #eu #europe #us #europeancentralbank #eueconomy #us #donaldtrump #euusrelations

Trump 2.0 diminishes European Union power

Despite the EU’s large consumer market, the political and economic union has failed to fully exercise its strengths since the start of the second Trump administration.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Aug 4, 2025

By capitulating to U.S. President Donald Trump’s bullying, the EU has cemented its dependence on the United States and will become a prosperous yet powerless appendage of the American empire. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/04/world/the-european-economic-surrender/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #ursulavonderleyen #eu #euusrelations #trade #tariffs

The EU’s economic surrender only deepens its dependence on the U.S.

The European Union’s tariff deal with U.S. President Donald Trump highlights the bloc’s inability to present a united front.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Jun 26, 2025

The U.S. is shifting away from broad multilateralism toward smaller minilateral alliances, compelling allies like Japan to boost defense commitments and align more directly with Washington’s strategic priorities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/06/26/world/trump-and-death-of-multilateralism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #nato #g7 #aukus #quad #indopacific #china #us #donaldtrump #usjapanrelations #chinausrelations #euusrelations

Trump, the death of multilateralism and the ‘rise of the rest’

In the post-liberal order, the U.S. won't act in allies' interests unless they align with its own.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Apr 4, 2025

While tariffs and value-added taxes seem similar, a VAT would be a more effective, long-term solution for boosting the U.S. economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/04/world/europes-vat-hurts-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #europe #us #trade #euusrelations #tariffs #valueaddedtaxes #vats #donaldtrump

Europe’s VAT hurts the U.S.? Retaliate with a VAT.

Maybe misconceptions about tariffs and trade can be turned to America’s advantage.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Mar 26, 2025

The EU and Japan both fret about a world without the U.S. security umbrella. They could ease their fears by moving closer together. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/26/japan/japan-europe-a-security-alliance-the-world-needs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #europe #eu #eujapanrelations #euusrelations #usjapanrelations #defense #china #russia

Japan-Europe: The security alliance the world needs now

Even before Trump’s return, Europe and Japan both rapidly needed to shift from their peacetime posture to one preparing for war.

The Japan Times

P'tit Tôlier Mar 18, 2025

P'tit Tôlier (@Ptitolier)

https://mastodon.social/@Ptitolier/114035623046337332

> Attached: 1 image The U.S. negotiates peace in Ukraine without Europe, while eyeing Greenland for strategic control. Russia waits for its moment. If balance is strength, is Europe strong enough to stand on its own? Source: Morgenbladet, Feb 19, 2025.
https://medium.com/@ptit.tolier/making-peace-the-delicate-balance-in-a-world-under-tension-2a743bb591d8

#UkraineWar #UkraineCrisis #PeaceTalks #Russia #USForeignPolicy #USPolitics #Trump #Biden #EUUSRelations #GlobalPowerShift #Geopolitics #EuropeanSecurity #EU #NATO

Part 1 — Making Peace: - P'tit Tolier - Medium

History teaches us that great periods of peace have never resulted from moral consensus but from stabilized power dynamics. Every era of stability, whether built on treaties or alliances, has been…

Medium

P'tit Tôlier Mar 18, 2025

P'tit Tôlier (@Ptitolier)

https://mastodon.social/@Ptitolier/114035623046337332

> Attached: 1 image The U.S. negotiates peace in Ukraine without Europe, while eyeing Greenland for strategic control. Russia waits for its moment. If balance is strength, is Europe strong enough to stand on its own? Source: Morgenbladet, Feb 19, 2025.
https://medium.com/@ptit.tolier/making-peace-the-delicate-balance-in-a-world-under-tension-2a743bb591d8

#UkraineWar #UkraineCrisis #PeaceTalks #Russia #USForeignPolicy #USPolitics #Trump #Biden #EUUSRelations #GlobalPowerShift #Geopolitics #EuropeanSecurity #EU #NATO

Part 1 — Making Peace: - P'tit Tolier - Medium

History teaches us that great periods of peace have never resulted from moral consensus but from stabilized power dynamics. Every era of stability, whether built on treaties or alliances, has been…

Medium

P'tit Tôlier Mar 16, 2025

P'tit Tôlier (@Ptitolier)

https://mastodon.social/@Ptitolier/114035623046337332

> Attached: 1 image The U.S. negotiates peace in Ukraine without Europe, while eyeing Greenland for strategic control. Russia waits for its moment. If balance is strength, is Europe strong enough to stand on its own? Source: Morgenbladet, Feb 19, 2025. https://medium.com/@ptit.tolier/making-peace-the-delicate-balance-in-a-world-under-tension-2a743bb591d8 #UkraineWar #UkraineCrisis #PeaceTalks #Russia #USForeignPolicy #USPolitics #Trump #Biden #EUUSRelations #GlobalPowerShift #Geopolitics #EuropeanSecurity #EU #NATO

Part 1 — Making Peace: - P'tit Tolier - Medium

History teaches us that great periods of peace have never resulted from moral consensus but from stabilized power dynamics. Every era of stability, whether built on treaties or alliances, has been…

Medium

ptitolier Mar 16, 2025

P'tit Tôlier (@Ptitolier)

https://mastodon.social/@Ptitolier/114035623046337332

> Attached: 1 image The U.S. negotiates peace in Ukraine without Europe, while eyeing Greenland for strategic control. Russia waits for its moment. If balance is strength, is Europe strong enough to stand on its own? Source: Morgenbladet, Feb 19, 2025. https://medium.com/@ptit.tolier/making-peace-the-delicate-balance-in-a-world-under-tension-2a743bb591d8 #UkraineWar #UkraineCrisis #PeaceTalks #Russia #USForeignPolicy #USPolitics #Trump #Biden #EUUSRelations #GlobalPowerShift #Geopolitics #EuropeanSecurity #EU #NATO

Part 1 — Making Peace: - P'tit Tolier - Medium

History teaches us that great periods of peace have never resulted from moral consensus but from stabilized power dynamics. Every era of stability, whether built on treaties or alliances, has been…

Medium