Countries will all take back seat to the all mighty profit. Oh and some bullshit about defending the fabled promised land to keep constituents happy.
this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2025
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Europe has been moving geopolitically closer to the US over the last few years as, most notably, Europe moves quickly away from Russian energy and toward US energy. We have also seen increased purchasing of US arms by European countries. Have a look at F-35 and HIMARS sales, for example. Poland, in particular, went on a huge buying spree for US and Korean arms.
Furthermore, European countries are building manufacturing plants in the US, rather than making the stuff in Europe and shipping it over. This is most apparent with German cars.
To answer your question: "Who do you see Europe collaborating more with in the future", and the answer is resoundingly the US. With upticks in collaboration with SE Asian countries that aren't China.
Europe is moving closer to what US once was, and the US is moving closer to Russia. How ironic
We're still cooperating a lot with China, despite all she human rights concerns.
Some billionaire like Frenchman Bolloré are using the same strategy as Musk and Murdoch to push their propaganda and far right does well in elections
While we are a it more economically progressive than US, it's not like gay rights or drug legalisation or even abortion are widely accepted.
Blacklist us and take us off your phone contacts. We’re irredeemable and completely insane. It’s why I’m looking to leave.
Hey good luck and all. And I'm happy for you. Just be thankful you can. Most of us can't.
Huh? Europe has been moving closer and closer to the US for years now.
Yeah for sure, but the US has taken a sharp turn to the right in the last 4 years, and especially the last 6 months.
Some countries in the EU might also vote more right, but nothing compared to the States.
Everything is moving right.
You're approaching this from a "who do I like" angle.
Another approach is the "what's being traded angle". Right now EU imports mostly LNG from the US ("The EU had trade deficits in energy (€70 billion) and raw materials (€6 billion) and other goods (€2 billion)." (1). Norway is already exporting at max, EU does not want to exploit natural gas resources domestically, so that leaves only the golf states.
Export is mostly divided between vehicles, chemicals, machinery ("In 2023, the EU had trade surpluses in machinery & vehicles (€102 billion), chemicals (€58 billion), other manufactured goods (€55 billion)").
So markets that can afford luxury german cars, canada, china, australia. But they'd have to compete with chinese cars. Basic chemicals are easier to sell elsewhere.
The issue is the far right and their sympathisants. Once those are out of the way, we can talk.
For that the US has to address its problems, like the billionnaires getting richer and richer and somehow there being no nationwide revolution. Media being very fear-focused and demanding to treat others inhumanely is also an issue, alongside with social media algorithms bolstering this.
What does this mean? The whole world is moving right. How is the US leaving the northern powers
The whole world is not moving right in the same way as the US right now.
In Europe we get more rights, and in the US you loose your right to abortion entirely.
The US is now trying to take Panama, Canada and Greenland, which sounds alot like dictatorships like Russia and China.
So no, no one else in the western world is moving towards that. But I'm sure both Musk and Zuckerberg want you to see it that way on their platforms.
Then you haven’t paid attention to European elections.
in the US you loose your right to abortion entirely
This is a massive, massive exaggeration of the state of abortion access in the US.
The US is now trying to take Panama, Canada and Greenland
Trump likes to bluster. The US will not be invading Panama, Canada, or Greenland.
The US isn't moving like you think it is moving. And that seems to be throwing off your views on how European and US relations have been and will continue to develop over the next decade.
With Russia of course! But they They won't want to...