Why Europe and America are Falling Out (it’s not just Trump)

Last week, Trump claimed that he would encourage Putin to invade various NATO members, if they don't pay bills, sparking a furious reaction within Europe. But, America and Europe have been in a difficult relationship for a while. So, where did it all begin, and is this kind of relationship sustainable?

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00:00 - Introduction
01:51 - Three Reasons
02:01 - China
04:42 - Protectionism
06:06 - Middle East
08:16 - What Happens Next?
08:52 - Sponsored Content

[bert]

It's to the EU's benefit if every country ups their capacities in the Defence industry. It allows us to defend ourselves on a short notice and allows us to be more independent from the US.

[random-code]

“If Biden survives 2024” - ouch, that choice of words was gold.

[SirEnVo]

Long term, it'll be good for Europe to up defence and stop relying on the US for support

[Jersderakerguoe]

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[Draktand]

When your country only has two parties, and one of them suddenly gets hell bent on messing with your alliances, you tend to lose trust in the entire country’s political trustworthiness.

[josuaerick]

The whole China problem explains why India's foreign minister said when asked about why he's not sanctioning Russia make sense. He said "Europe's problem is everyone's problem, but other problems outside of Europe is not Europe's problem?"

[donalddank]

Europe has to become self reliant and strong again.

[Nabium]

"One of the presidents of the big countries said to me....".

I've been thinking about who he could have meant. It's not Germany, Canada, Spain or Great Britain as they don't have executive presidents. It's not Turkey or France because they spent more than the target during the Trump presidency. So which major Nato power could it be? Perhaps the great nation of Iceland?

Or perhaps no-one because he just made that conversation up and it never happened.

[georgebelmonte]

I don’t think we’re falling out. I think we both are preoccupied with our own bullshit

[jackthebassman]

"You've got to pay your bills" does the word Irony ring a bell with anyone?

[countdooku]

If i don't pay my 45% Taxes i get kicked out of my house, yet my own Lazy ass country ( The Netherlands ) keeps on failing to meet the meagre 2% NATO standards .

[twojcik]

Europe must stop looking at the big daddy and start improving it's military and economy, and I say it as a resident of Poland, which adored US more than the rest of EU combined. Either we rise again to be major superpower or we are doomed to become puppets of US, China, Russia or India.

[jazznik]

I disagree w your assertion (2:38) that Biden's statements re: Taiwan represent a significant departure from the US policy of strategic ambiguity. Declaring that US will defend Taiwan against China's aggression while still saying that we support the "One China" policy IMO is exactly what strategic ambiguity is. And the "walking back" of his statements by his staff also is part of the strategic ambiguity.

[ramyamaher]

0:55 Ireland is not a NATO member. Also Turkey is. The map probably shows the EU and not the NATO member states.

[Taco]

I think it’s much ado about nothing. It’s political posturing, and both sides know that their alliance is mutually beneficial and that any move away from each other harms both.

[LucasSchimmel]

Germany is wrong and France is right, Europe needs its own army. Germany has this strange tendency of supporting awful initiatives against European security.

[komocity]

Imagine forcing Europe to stop subsidising their national companies because its not fair for world trade .... only to start subsidising your own companies once Europe stops ....

[Siranoxz]

The EU´s growing distrust of the US has been long in the making.
If this develops further then we could see gradual disintegration of economic ties and regulation agreements away from the US.
If Trump becomes president again, and he abide by his words to throw Europe under a bus, then its all set that Europe has to play the bigger role.

I think in the longer term this would benefit Europe, it would change our mindset of relying to ourselves and see America as trade partner instead of a trusting ally.

[digitalatom]

US politics is too skewed towards old people in general. Due to the system, once someone has power, they keep it until they drop dead.

[thisismetoday]

“We cannot gamble our security every four years. American democracy is sick.” — Couldn’t have said it better myself.