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A hundred days into Donald Trump’s second presidency, the contours of transatlantic relations have shifted dramatically. US foreign policy, once anchored in multilateralism, now revolves around transactionalism. With Washington angling for a deal with Vladimir Putin and a potential Russian victory in Ukraine no longer unthinkable, European capitals are...
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